Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Firstly, welcome to the committee. You said earlier that francophones are leaving the regions to move to Quebec, and to Alberta. A significant number of francophones have left Acadia and headed to Alberta. This is the result of the economic problems in this country. Some say that there are no economic problems because there are plenty of jobs, and that we even have to bring in immigrants to fill positions, and that still, there seems to be a shortfall. Nonetheless, all of the employment is concentrated in one anglophone province. This cannot be denied. Alberta is an anglophone province.
When the number of francophones in a region falls, in comparison to the number of anglophones, does your study follow up on what happens to those people? They did not all pass away. They have changed the demographic landscape, but where did they go?
Do you have statistics indicating exactly where they are? Are there French schools in the areas these francophones have moved to? What type of community support can these people expect? Do they live in an anglophone area? Do they find themselves alone and tell themselves that it is much easier to use English? As you said earlier, sometimes the English-language schools and programs are the best ones.
Is this information revealed in your study?