Mr. Speaker, I too enjoyed the member's remarks. I wondered what he thought about the internship and apprenticeship program described in the red book.
This a national program under which people will get interprovincial licences. It is, as I understand it, focused on particular trades and areas of activity where we hope jobs will appear in the near future. It is also an apprenticeship program based on competence rather than time.
Some examples the member mentioned were in other countries where people spend many years learning a trade whereas in fact it appears in modern times that it might be possible to proceed more quickly. Then persons might not only have one trade; they might have two or even three.
On the question of funds, has the member given any thought to the idea of the apprentices paying fees as do students in colleges and universities?