I agree with you. Visible minorities are a very important priority. I deal with the central agency, and work with many public service managers who deal with the issue. We consider visible minorities very important; they are just as important as the other priorities. We have to formulate strategies to ensure there are no gaps. We have made progress—I don't want to give the impression that we have made none. In general, all figures for employment maintenance and employment equity groups have increased over the past few years, and that increase is being maintained. We still need to continue our efforts, however, in order to improve the results.
On February 7th, 2008. See this statement in context.