Mr. Chair, I will tell you one thing that I agree with the member on: Immigrants did build this country. I congratulate her for getting that one right.
Our temporary targets were developed to achieve the objective of reducing the proportion of non-permanent residents to 5% of the total population by the end of 2026.
Supporting the Canadian economy continues to be our priority. We will work on bringing the talent that we need here, including those who are doctors and construction workers to build homes. Canada welcomed over 483,000 new permanent residents in 2024, and over 58% of those were from economic programs. That is something we are very proud of. More than 30,500, about 7.2%, were French-speaking immigrants. I know they do not care about the answers, but—