Hello, Mr. Donnely and Mr. Riordon. I'm glad to be here today to talk to you a little bit about what you have been saying about the youth. I am thinking about what you're saying and wondering if....
I often speak with people in industries, manufacturers and employers. Increasingly, the context is the globalization of international trade. If these people want to do business with the United States under the Free Trade Agreement, francophones often have to learn English and anglophones French. We cannot put our head in the sand. We know that English is often the language of international relations.
You're talking about the fact that young people between 30 and 50 were leaving. What I am hearing is these business people have an increasing need for bilingual employees to work in their companies, to do business with foreign countries. English is the second language in China. The same is true of Taiwan and some European countries, but not all.
In my opinion, the Montreal community is organized. The anglophone and francophone communities in Quebec are well organized for social services, health care services and universities. McGill University is a great university. We'll be visiting Bishop's University a little later. There are major infrastructures in place to provide services. And yet we know that these individuals I was speaking about have certain needs with respect to international trade.
Do these young anglophones feel a greater sense of belonging to Canada? It may be easier and more natural for them to go to Ontario than it is for young francophones, who feel a greater sense of belonging to Quebec and the francophonie, because francophones are in the majority in Quebec.
I would like to hear your views on this.