Thank you, Chair.
My first question is for Mr. Miller.
I represent a riding that has three post-secondary institutions: McMaster, Mohawk and Redeemer. I also happen to have two kids who are 17 and 19, so they're right in that area where they're transitioning to their post-secondary career.
You talked about the role of universities in developing Canada's highly skilled workforce, and we talked about engineering, science and research. I'm a structural engineer, so I'm very familiar with that part of a university education, but I want to give you an opportunity to expand on the role and the value of the humanities, the social sciences and the arts, because when I talk to businesses, I often find that they are looking for employees who can act independently, have critical thought, are solution-driven and can articulate themselves and communicate.
Would you like to talk about the value of those other parts of a university education as part of Canada's workforce development?