Good morning, Mr. Corbeil, and good morning, Mr. Hamel. I want to start by thanking you for appearing this morning on behalf of Statistics Canada.
I would like to raise the following problem with you. You know that health is one of the Conservative Party of Canada's five priorities — all you need to do is consult the platform. A little earlier, you raised a problem that is starting to worry me. You talked about immigration and about people coming from abroad. I live in the province of Quebec, which is experiencing a migration loss, because many Quebec migrants are going to work in Alberta, where they can find work. Francophone Quebeckers go where the work is. Your survey deals with immigrants who come from outside Canada and move to various provinces. Your statistics do not take into account migrants. We are talking about approximately 50,000 Quebeckers, who spend six months in Alberta, who come back for two or three days to continue to be entitled to their health care insurance card, and who return to Alberta and stay there for 12 months. These people need health services. They are in Canada, and they need health services. That is not accounted for in your statistics. I am using the word “migration”.
In Moncton, there is a completely francophone neighbourhood that has schools, including the Collège Saint-Jean, etc. Many migrants from Quebec need health services. Last week, Mr. Hubert Gauthier, who is in charge of the Société santé en français, appeared before us. Naturally, I asked him the same kind of questions that I am going to ask you today. That organization advocates outreach to retain francophone personnel, to enable doctors to stay and treat francophones in Alberta, etc. I do not know if you are familiar with the Société santé en français.
Do you think that organization can answer your questions, but without including migrants who come from Quebec?