Thank you, Chair, and thank you, witnesses, for being here.
It's an interesting question and an interesting issue, and I think you both already have the answer. The answer is that you must make it economically viable for immigrants in the francophone communities to stay there. We're finding this already. We've had numerous witnesses, for example, who have come here and told us about the young people who are leaving many of the francophone or minority communities for education or for jobs, but are not returning to their communities. Therein lies the problem.
One thing I would ask is this. Anticipating what this government is doing with respect to free trade with Europe, what are your communities doing, what are you doing to promote the economic aspects of this in such a way that you can attract people here who will do business with Europe?
This question is for both of you.