Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Mr. Page, Mr. Khan and Mr. Jacques, thank you for the work you have done, this is an interesting analysis.
It says in your report that this bill takes its inspiration from the Quebec legislation dealing with regional development and encouraging young people to return to the regions. You say that it is available in 11 designated regions in Quebec. A little earlier, we heard from Ms. Deschamps, who is proposing this bill. I asked her whether this bill more closely reflects the model which yields an estimate of $180 million, like the bill Mr. Bouchard—who is actually here today—sponsored, or whether it was more in line with the $600 million estimate, as presented by the Conservatives.
You say that there are 11 designated regions in Quebec, even within these designations, the region as a whole is not included. I gave the example of my own region. There are 50 different municipalities there, but not all municipalities are eligible under the legislation, based on what is in place in Quebec. In the presentation made by Ms. Deschamps, those same criteria were reflected. It is the same municipalities that need to see young people come back to the regions, because they have a high unemployment rate.
In doing your assessment of the other regions of Canada, did you apply the Quebec model? Can you, as is the case in Quebec, measure differences within a single region? Are you able to do that for the other regions of Canada?