Our capacity to attract and retain immigrants is not high enough. In all honesty, we need to bring more immigrants to Alberta.
However, I think it is important to point out that Alberta has a capacity to attract people, as we can see. The population in Alberta is growing very significantly, as is Alberta's francophonie. I think the faces of Alberta's francophonie have changed a lot in recent years. In the last 20 years, the schools have become more diverse; they really need to be connected and they need inclusion.
Alberta's francophonie, the old-stock francophones, represents about one quarter of our population. Second is Canadian migration, people like me, who came from Quebec or elsewhere. There is also international migration, which really represents the vitality of the francophonie. We therefore need to continue this momentum and work with the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration. We also have to put more effort into francophone Africa, since Africa is the continent where French is most commonly spoken on the planet.
The people who come here integrate into our community well. We really have great partnerships. I think a lot of work could be done on this.