Madam Speaker, when I listened to the hon. minister earlier, I was reminded of Martin Luther King many years ago. He spoke with a great deal of magnanimity and emotion, except that while Mr. King was a preacher, the minister holds a position of power. Yet, when a very honourable family asks to stay in Quebec , we see that even with all the power he wields, he has to tap dance around the issue. Clearly this is unacceptable, because he certainly has ways to get results.
Nevertheless, I do have a question for him. My constituency of Matapédia-Matane is as vast as an entire country. My question is this: Why is it that new immigrants to Canada usually settle in the large cities rather than in the regions? Is it because the unemployment rate is higher in our regions, or is there some other reason?