Mr. Speaker, indeed last fall there were nearly 250,000 unfilled jobs.
Let me tell the House what different organizations had to say on economic action plan 2013. The Certified General Accountants Association of Canada said, “In creating the Job Grant fund, the federal government has shown leadership in addressing the growing skills gap. We encourage provinces to support it”. The Canadian Chamber of Commerce said “The measures...are a significant step” toward the federal government's attack on the skills shortages.