The e-commerce movement requires a whole new skill set. Clearly, Quebec is facing a shortage of those skills right now. I am in favour of strengthening education. Essentially, it is the key to moving forward. We can build robotics, but then someone has to maintain and program the tools.
At my company, there are two people who have a doctorate in applied mathematics, and neither of them is in Canada. One is in France and the other in Iran. They are working on emerging projects.
In my opinion, education is part of infrastructure maintenance. Thought must be given to ensuring access to the skill set that is needed to compete with other companies.