I thank the member for his question.
The day when Ontario has double the political weight of Quebec is not far off. Do the calculation for the other provinces. The phenomenon that's emerging for the Canada of the future is visible: the demographic imbalance we're already seeing will increase.
Immigration is just one factor, but it's an important factor. In discussing the future of this federation and each province's political weight, things need to be examined from a broader perspective than just the electoral map.
Several decades ago, Ottawa and Quebec signed an agreement to give Quebec a bit more independence in the choice of certain classes of immigrants and integration policies. Here again, the issue must be examined from a broader perspective. Ottawa still plays an important role in this respect. In recent weeks, people from francophone Africa who had applied for temporary resident permits for education or applied for long-term permits saw their files—