Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
I have one question to ask, and I will be sharing my time with my colleague.
I am from Quebec, from the Saguenay— Lac-Saint-Jean region. When I was elected on May 2nd I was approached by businessmen in my riding who said they would like to see a certain flexibility with regard to immigration to our region.
The reason for that is that we have a high unemployment rate. Moreover, we have a lot of dropouts and young people who haven't finished high school. People are retiring and the population is aging.
We heard a lot about physicians, dentists and nurses, but let's talk about trades first. There are plumbers, welders, steel erectors and boiler operators.
Is something being done on your side to speed this up? Because there is going to be a shortage in our area, and these are good trades.