Mr. Speaker,I certainly thank the member for his presentation. I believe it lacks in some areas given the fact that, as the member must realize, the accord Quebec has with the federal government regarding immigration is substantially different from the rest of the country.
I do not know if he is aware of that. He might be to some degree. He mentioned in his presentation that the attitude in Quebec and that of Quebecers is different with reference to immigration than it is in the rest of Canada. Does the member realize that with the Quebec-Canada accord only 16 per cent of the total immigration flow is into the province of Quebec? That may be very inaccurate. From what I understand, substantial numbers leave from year to year. Therefore the figure could be closer to 8 per cent or 10 per cent of all immigration into the province of Quebec.
I believe that is a very realistic number going into one region of the country and I believe that the rest of the country should adopt a similar percentage.
Does the member realize that the attitude of Quebecers may be different because of the fewer problems relating to immigration due to lower immigration levels? Would the member agree with that?