I really appreciate that. Thank you so much. I was a moment away from finishing when I wrapped up.
What we wanted to add was referencing our friends and our member organization Unifor, which is one of the largest private sector unions across the country, representing millions of labourers in thousands of communities.
They published seven asks of the Canadian government for a just transition in Canada, and one of them really speaks to us and speaks to the main point that we're hoping to get across to the committee today. The point they advocate for is the promotion of green economy retraining and skills upgrading.
Why that's so pertinent to the committee today, I think, is that this recommendation really emphasizes the dire need for our nation to view investments in science and technology as investments in people and communities, and to understand that if we're going to be the leader in science, technology and innovation the way I know we all hope we will be going into this next integral decade in climate action, that means we really need to invest in skills upgrading and skills retraining for labourers in communities across the country.
Thanks again so much for that opportunity to finish that point.