Thank you.
I have some numbers that came to us from the Department of Citizenship and Immigration. I'm going to put them to you, and maybe you can tell us how this paradigm is shifting.
In 2004 we let 113,442 skilled workers into Canada. In 2009 we let in 103,736. That's a drop of 10%.
In 2004 we let in 90,668 temporary foreign workers. Here's the kicker, and my colleagues across the way should certainly look at this number: in 2009 we let in 192,500 temporary workers. That's an increase of 210%.
On the one hand you're saying that the inventory levels have decreased by 29%, and yet it's going to take 25 years. In order for the folks to look after their skilled worker needs, we have temporary workers, and these people are coming in for two to four years. They're not going to contribute anything to their lives after they leave, because part of their life is left in Canada. Did you run across something in your calculations that will provide an answer for this?