Thank you, Madam Chair.
I want to thank and welcome all of the presenters.
My questions will go to President McLauchlin.
I'm one of the fellows who migrated to Canada. My first stop was Alberta. I went to the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology and then the University of Calgary. My first job was in fact in the rural set-up, that being in Vermilion and Vegreville, when I worked with Alberta Transportation.
As we heard from Mr. Griffith, most newcomers to Canada tend to settle in and around higher populated cities, most of which are already home to large immigrant communities. Could I hear your thoughts on how the smaller communities compete with the larger cities to attract and retain newcomers? You gave one example, but you could elaborate. How can small rural communities promote themselves abroad?