Mr. Rayegani, thanks for coming here.
With respect to talent, talent and manufacturing of course these days go hand in hand. In Ottawa we have 1,700 knowledge-based companies. A few weeks ago the president and the CEO of Invest Ottawa, in front of national capital region MPs, made a startling statement. He said that there is zero per cent unemployment in the high-tech sector.
The point he was trying to make is that if you see an unemployed engineer in Ottawa, all you have to ask him is what new skills he developed during the last five years. Usually the people who have not added to their skills during recent years are the people who are unemployed.
What is your take on that? Do we have enough talent for the advanced manufacturing sector in Canada?