In our view, the issue is a two-part issue. There are those isolated individual circumstances where you need skilled labour very quickly for a short period of time, and that's the kind of thing this program should be addressing. But in the context of training and skilling our population, this has to operate within a context that's much broader. We need to promote the use of skilled trades, the apprenticeship and training process, amongst workers who already live here, amongst our young people.
On April 3rd, 2008. See this statement in context.