Yes, absolutely.
The labour shortage is real. You saw it in the Thompson region. We see it in the Saint-Georges region. The labour shortage is very apparent in rural areas, and even in the cities.
We need to attract and train more educators but we also need to be able to retain them in our early learning centres, and this brings up the issue of wages. To attract people to the field, you have to be able to offer an adequate wage. One example is Prince Edward Island, where they now offer up to $28 an hour. They have an excess supply of personnel at the moment. We held meetings this morning about this. So I think pay really is the key issue here.
However, we also have to train people, and we have to retain them and offer them terms and conditions. When I say good terms and conditions, I am referring back to the structure, where people have good work environments: where they are offered benefits and so on.