Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I share the opinions that have been voiced so far. If the witnesses want to know why they are invited to testify, we can tell them that we are studying immigrant integration.
I also think that a distinction should be made between what is happening in Quebec and what is happening in the rest of Canada. That's really important. Quebec's reality is different, as our province is francophone. A number of immigrants have already left Quebec because the language made it difficult for them to integrate. That is a reality.
A distinction really must be made. Minority communities elsewhere in Canada—be it in the Maritimes or in western Canada—are experiencing totally different things from what is happening in Quebec.
I am looking forward to moving on to the list of witnesses. The more witnesses we have, the better it will be. I have said this before, and I repeat that we have to find witnesses among ordinary people, immigrants who have just arrived in Canada, who settled in one province or in a specific region, but who then decided to move elsewhere. It would be nice if we could find them and hear what their experience has been in order to determine what needs have not been properly addressed. We can have experts from governments testify, but hearing what ordinary people have to say is really important. That is what we need to hear in order to make relevant recommendations.