Thank you very much, Madam Chair.
It's really good to have all of you here today. It has been very interesting. I think we could probably just listen to you and write a good portion of our report, because of some of the things you've brought forward. Obviously we have a lot of other witnesses, but we're getting so much information from you, and I appreciate that.
I recently read a really interesting article about the fact that our society in many ways has undervalued craftsmanship and physical labour and we have valued knowledge. If we think about it in very practical terms, if we have a young person who's going for a master's degree in a certain area or someone who's going for a plumbing ticket, it seems to me that we generally put more value on the person who is getting the master's degree.
I wonder if each of you has encountered that type of attitude, because it seems to me that if that attitude is pervasive and we probably have young men who are challenged with the question of whether they really want to go into a trade because it's not as good as getting a degree at university, imagine what young women are also facing. I wonder if you are facing that or if that's an issue.
Actually, I would appreciate a response from each one of you.