For sure. We understand that the CEO is under investigation and that's caused a real gap in terms of the kind of programming that did exist. For us, it's very disconcerting that this is the situation and that ultimately women, and men, although our interest in this committee is women, would lose out.
I would like to speak more about ACOA's women in business initiatives. We've heard from people on the ground in Atlantic Canada who work with women who are facing tremendous barriers in terms of their economic prosperity. A lot of the women they work with have a serious need for skills training and access to well-paid jobs in a diversity of industries. We know that women who are in business oftentimes come from a certain background. Not all, but many do have a certain level of education and a certain access to resources. We know that ACOA's funding in this area is focused on women in business and entrepreneurs but perhaps may not have a definition or mandate that's wide enough to cover women who may not be in this category.
Is there room for ACOA to expand its narrow mandate to reach out to women who are interested in building their skills to be able to one day open up a business? These are women who may not have the educational level or the skills level right now to do that.