I believe that we have to allow individuals and the people in our communities to be able to build capacity, not only in regard to human resource capacity but also the skills that they need to take advantage of other economic opportunities, regardless if it’s in the oil and gas industry or the mining industry or even for apprentice programs we’re trying to deliver in our communities. Fulfill those obligations so we don’t see employers coming in from outside our communities, taking these jobs away and leaving. Because when even our employers in our communities are stating themselves that they have had a lot of good employees. They’ve had people working for them part time in regard to municipal contracts. But because of this policy, the incentive for these individuals to work part time, they’re penalized in regard to the economic rent where they’re not able to carry it through.
I believe this government has to reconsider this policy and implement something similar. I will be having questions in regard to the Minister responsible for ECE.