Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Mr. Estabrooks and Mrs. Hatt Kilburn, thank you for coming to Ottawa to meet with us.
I will continue along the same lines as my colleague, Mr. Easter, the chair of the committee, who talked about Atlantic Canada.
You mentioned an alarming figure on the decrease in the workforce and the age of those in the labour market.
I also note that the Atlantic Canada governments—and I mean “governments”—are constantly promoting immigration as a remedy and as a solution to this problem. Clearly, it is important to find economic and employment opportunities for newcomers.
Could you please briefly answer these questions? To what extent do you participate in this immigration initiative? According to your mandate, you must participate. You have briefly mentioned it. What are the employment opportunities for newcomers when they arrive in Atlantic Canada?