Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thanks as well to the witnesses today.
My question is for Mr. Perreault and Mr. Parent.
We've analyzed the numbers from the Department of Immigration, relying on the data on permanent residents admitted in 2019. The main 10 source countries of immigration provide 61% of the immigrants who arrive in Canada. English is the official language, or one of the official languages, in 6 of those 10 countries. French is an official language in none of those countries. Some 45% of newcomers come from these six countries. Add to that a minor consular presence in francophone Africa, for example, and we're beginning to see the picture that explains why the federal government's policy is failing.
Mr. Perreault and Mr. Parent, what do these numbers say about the efforts the federal government has made to attract francophones to Canada?