That's excellent.
Over the years I've been familiar with some of those programs. These seem daunting for some entrepreneurs. If we could ever break some of those barriers down and figure out ways to do so.... I don't have the answers to give you or to give you my thoughts on that, but we can continue to break those barriers down.
As I sit on another committee, the human resources and skills development committee, I know that we've allocated $60 million in funding for the next three years to promote enrolment in the key disciplines related to the digital economy, such as science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. This blends well with what you're talking about here today in terms of trying to develop the expertise that can move into small companies in the beginning stages. Perhaps these can be entry level people who do know the technical side of it to help entrepreneurs move forward.
I have one last question, Mr. Chair.
Mr. Beatty, you talked about foreign investment and how important it is to get investment. As we all know, the Canadian investment environment is very risk averse in comparison to a lot of other countries.
Are there ways that the chamber can see of changing that culture in our country, or is there a way that governments can be involved in assisting and helping to change what a lot of people have commented on is a much lower risk tolerance by venture capital in Canada?