Thank you very much, Mr. Chair, and thank you for being here this morning.
My first question will be addressed to Mr. Patterson, but if anybody else would like to add to it, that would be fine as well.
Almost every group that has come here, Mr. Patterson, has indicated its concerns about the future labour shortage. I know you mentioned it as well.
I believe we had some witnesses here from IBM and Microsoft who indicated that within the next short period of time, they will need 25,000 employees, and all they can see in the pipeline is 8,000 people coming up. I know you spoke of tax cuts or a different tax structure. That's maybe one solution, but it's certainly not the only solution. It doesn't work in every case.
When we're competing for this qualified labour with India and other countries now, how do you see the government's role in ensuring an adequate supply of labour, and what do you see as the corporate role in ensuring an adequate supply of labour?