As regards skilled workers, I'm going to tell you about one case in my riding that took 11 years to get settled. It involved a man of Tunisian extraction who was specialized in veterinary medicine. In fact, he had done his doctorate in Saint-Hyacinthe. So it wasn't a case involving an education acquired outside Canada or of having credentials to be recognized. He did his studies here in Quebec.
He returned to Tunisia and subsequently was unable to be recognized here as a skilled worker. His wife was a woman he had met here. He wanted to come back as a skilled worker, but, a few years later, became gave up. It was his spouse who sponsored him. He nevertheless managed and is now working, but he wasn't able to come back as a skilled worker. He had to be sponsored by his wife.
Canada and Quebec are said to need skilled workers, but many students who have studied here find it hard to be accepted as skilled workers. We're talking about a doctorate in veterinary medicine here. I find that really—