No, it was the early eighties when I got my CA designation. I was hired after business school by Pricewaterhouse. They hired 12 people that year and I was the only female. That industry has changed markedly over the last number of decades and these will too.
I think it's so important—and I echo all of my colleagues' comments about the importance of involving young women early—because if we don't take a long-term view of this, all of us...and I'm all for breaking down the silos of which you speak, madam.
I can't stand
silos. We have to work together. We have to make sure that this happens, and we have to engage young women.
I speak as a mother. My youngest, a daughter, is in grade 11. She's in the IB, international baccalaureate, program, and I think she's just one of two women in the physics class. The advanced math is equally sparse, although it's a little better. I think without a focused outreach....
Could I ask, first, Mr. Will, that your website with all the links be sent to the
clerk of the committee because it's very important for us to have that information.
We have to use that, not only with our families, but with all of our constituents, who are our families, and we have to make sure that this tool, which sounds wonderful, is widely marketed. I am so pleased.
I think, Ms. Scott, you talked earlier about YES, the youth employment strategy. Was it $40 million we invested in last year's budget in that incremental investment in youth?