That's fine, Madam Chair. It's no problem.
Professor Worswick, thank you very much for being here today.
I think you'll be pleasantly surprised. I think we're all hockey fans at this table. It's a very Canadian game, obviously, by definition.
Analogies have their place, but if I take your analogy to its logical conclusion, you're ultimately talking about differences of degree and not kind. What I mean, if we're going to continue down the path of the analogy, is that a right winger and a centreman are different, but not really. In the end, they're hockey players.
If we're thinking about the economy and the place of the immigration system in helping to build it up, when individuals can't be sourced domestically—I'm talking about skills—then your analogy and, frankly, your overall argument, might be out of place.
Just tell me a little more, because I'm a bit confused on the rationale. I say this with great respect. If we're trying to address skills gaps in the economy, we're obviously going to want people of various backgrounds, including income types. The trades are a challenge. It's hard to source people in the trades, to give one example. Also, you can talk to business owners in rural and remote communities. They have a very difficult time finding people.
If we're going to source people of only one income type, or in a certain category of income, if you like, then I think we're going to run into problems. The immigration system should serve the economy first and foremost.