I think we've seen an increase of women in skilled trades. My own department has an advanced manufacturing team, where we're doing a lot of work now on getting women into the skilled trades.
Every business visit we go to, it's about hiring talent. Those companies, our bigger employers, are having challenges hiring people. If we can fill that gap by getting more women into trades and making it more of an acceptable skill.... There are institutions like Sheridan College, which has a Magna skilled trades centre. If you haven't already visited, I very much recommend it. Sheridan College's Brampton campus is putting women through trades. I have been told they are hired even before they graduate. That's how much of a need there is. If there is a way for the federal government to support initiatives like that, I think that's what will help more women get into the trades.