If in fact that is the tack they are taking, with the adjustment to the weighted factors, I want to thank the government for listening--at least, it appears. That is exactly what our industry has put forward for the last four years.
I made the point during my presentation that if you're going to give a certain weight to a four-year undergraduate degree or a two- or three-year community college diploma, please make sure there is some kind of organic nature to this point system that allows the same kind of status to people who have been plying their trade as carpenters or temporary farm workers, or any other worker who is key and essential.
There is no more debate about whether or not these folks are essential to this economy. We've gone beyond that. So I think we need to essentially create a point system that is responsive to the needs of the individuals and the industries we're dealing with.
