Mr. Chair, I had not thought about that when I made the recommendation that Industry Canada develop measures to help companies to provide services in both official languages. However, that fully applies to this type of process. It makes no sense that francophones, who are in the situation they are in because of changes made to the Employment Insurance Act and who are forced to look for work farther away, are facing language discrimination.
The federal government has a responsibility to address this problem. You talked about permits. Often, there are other support programs for industries that hire workers, such as training programs, assistance programs...