What we're hearing from a lot of people is that there is a need to increase the population in the Atlantic provinces. Of course, as we just heard, if the death rate is higher than the birth rate, the long-term trajectory is just not a good one.
We agree that we need to increase the population, yet we also heard that there is a lack of infrastructure to support the immigrant and refugee population in the Atlantic provinces.
You come from that sector. You mention that you need core funding, which you don't have currently, to support the approximately 1,000 individuals in your community. If we're going to look at increasing those numbers, you're projecting that about $200,000 per year per 1,000 people is what you need to increase your services.
Can you break down for us the kinds of services you need? You mentioned mental health support as one piece. Is language training an aspect of it? Can you elaborate on that for us?