I think we could definitely involve researchers such as the people from the Conference Board of Canada. They have already prepared a study demonstrating the value added of linguistic duality in Canada. I think we should try to rely on that kind of study to prove, as Mr. Buck said a little earlier, the value that this linguistic duality adds for the country.
The idea would also be to see how we might target the issue more accurately and find solutions to specific economic development issues. I mentioned two in my brief. For example, are there any specific characteristics of the francophone and Acadian communities that relate to the challenge that entrepreneurial succession represents? Our goal in a way is to analyze that and to come up with recommendations and solutions. Then we can go see the government people to put in place the tools that will assist in entrepreneurial succession or in business development.
The whole employability component is also extremely important in some communities. How can we do better to help people enter the labour market? How can we connect workers with available jobs?
A lot of cooperative and collaborative work remains to be done on these issues, but specific data has to be obtained before the players are brought together. What are the promising sectors? Are our youth in the right programs?
In short, I think a lot of this kind of very targeted research could help further stimulate the economies of the regions.