Mr. Speaker, what I have said is that everyone involved in the debate on the labour market should have enough humility to recognize that none of us knows exactly what is happening in the labour market.
However, we do know this, and I will continue with the quote: “...there is no general labour shortage” in Canada, but there is all of the evidence to suggest that there are some sectoral and regional skills gaps. That is the reality.
I wish the NDP would realize that it is in all of our interests to dig deep on this and realize that we need a better training and education system that helps to prepare young Canadians for the jobs of the future. That is why recently we had a successful mission to Europe with employers and unions on exactly that point.