The solutions are the same for the anglophone and francophone sides. We have to value the profession. We don't do that at present, and that is a big problem. When we value a profession, we pay the people. I have a son who is an engineer. He will be getting his degree shortly, after four years of university, and will be earning more than teachers who are at the top of the salary scale. So in my opinion, pay is part of valuing. I have also talked about employment terms and scholarships, which are also important to encourage people to choose this profession, which is the greatest in the world.
I would now like to make an unrelated comment. In minority communities in Canada and Quebec, people work very well together. We work with school boards and parents, as a community. So we absolutely have to look at this a bit differently, because we are capable of working together more than elsewhere. That means that people have to be consulted. What we are doing today is extremely important. For example, in our community, we collaborate, we are partners, we talk to one another, and that happens all the time in minority communities.
When I worked in Quebec, our association worked upstream with the school boards. That doesn't happen on the francophone side in Quebec, but it works in the minority communities. This collaboration is a huge asset. So we have to think about that when we talk about minorities. People are capable of working together, so we have to listen to them.
In other words, it is important to value the profession, to improve the terms of employment, to increase university scholarships, and to create more places in the universities. I am glad to hear that the Liberal government wants to make immigration by teachers and educators a priority, which is also a good thing, because we need these people.