I agree with you, Mr. Williamson.
Take me for example. I have sought to preserve my culture my entire life. I left New Brunswick after living there for 50 years. When I arrived in Alberta, my husband and I had to work because we no longer had jobs. We also had to save for our retirement. If I had been able to stay in New Brunswick, I would have.
One year later, I sat down with my husband and told him that I didn't think I was able to get through the situation because it was too difficult. Nonetheless, I chose to stay to support those moving to Alberta the way I did.
If there were jobs in New Brunswick, trust me, francophones would quickly go back there. The same is true for Quebeckers and for all the people in the east.