Yes, certainly.
According to the Conseil de développement économique de la Nouvelle‑Écosse, international students are a clientele, but they're also a resource. Indeed, international students who settle in our regions, even for a short time, patronize local businesses. For a rural region like St. Mary's Bay, this is an important clientele. For our businesses and employers, it's also a highly skilled workforce.
Personally, I think there's an under-exploited international business opportunity here, given the ties we could have with foreign countries.
I'd like to come back to your question, which was about research.
In addition to Statistics Canada data, we need to equip organizations, like the Conseil de développement économique de la Nouvelle-Écosse, so that they can establish partnerships with researchers like Mr. Desjardins, and study the economy of our regions. That way, we'd have fewer problems when we set up projects, thinking they're a good idea but without having the evidence to make the right decisions at the right times.