Yes. It's been a while since the word has been out that the decline in population here is causing shortages of labour for different reasons. There's a natural growth that is stagnant and has now become negative in Nova Scotia. As well, there is the issue of the flight of skilled labour from the province, which has waned somewhat since the collapse of commodity prices out west, but which continues to be a problem.
There is a need for technical and manual labour, and essentially for more people to come to the province if we are to grow the economy. You can't grow an economy if you don't have people, unless you have improved productivity. If you look at the productivity numbers in Atlantic Canada, you see they are among the worst in the country, so it is necessary to bring more people to the province.
My point is that we should try very hard to bring more people to the province, but we should also, in tandem, make sure that the people we bring stay. We don't have a significant plan for retaining immigrants, other than certain programs that will make them feel welcome. That's all very good, but the ultimate point I'm trying to drive at is that the economy is the fundamental factor driving native Atlantic Canadians out of the province, and unless we do something about that, immigrants we bring to the country, who have virtually no emotional attachment to the land, will also do the same.