Thank you very much, Madam Chair.
To begin with, through you, I would like to congratulate my colleague Mr. Alexis Deschênes, who is passionately defending the businesses in his region that are facing a labour shortage. I am happy to help him find asylum seekers with open work permits for businesses in his region.
I have noticed recently that we are talking about immigration in a different way, but we are not talking about the benefits of immigration. We are focusing solely on the first generation. I find that a bit dangerous. I have some good news, especially for Quebec. Thanks to the work of our Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, since she took the helm of the department, there has been a 72% decrease in asylum claims in Quebec.
I'll start with you, Ms. Kaida. Earlier, a witness said that asylum seekers are not people who leave their countries because of poverty. These asylum seekers are talented, skilled individuals. Two-thirds of them are francophone. Furthermore, one-third also request to become naturalized as French speakers.
In your opinion, don't you think there will be a dispute between the provinces? Let's say Quebec says it doesn't want asylum seekers and sends them to Alberta or Ontario, but those two provinces say they don't want them either—what are we going to do, and what means will we use?