Good day.
First, I want to tell you that our government—a Conservative government, unfortunately for the others—will work tirelessly for the francophonie and official languages, particularly Mr. Harper and Ms. Verner. It is our duty. We are here to listen to you. We understand, we are taking notes and we want to work in a positive way with all minorities because it is important to us. We are all francophones, here around this table, and we understand just how difficult it can be. I come from Quebec, from the greater Quebec City area, and I have not experienced this kind of problem, however, anglophones who live in Quebec City face almost the same problem as you do.
One issue concerns me a great deal. I would like to know whether, in minority communities, it is difficult to keep francophones. When we go to more isolated rural regions, people often talk about retention. What are the best tools to ensure that people who come to work here in French, or are from here, will remain in your communities?