Citizenship and Immigration committee  There's also a plant in northern New Brunswick, in Belledune. There's our Mactaquac dam. I think if anything, New Brunswick, although we're small, has a very diverse energy sector in the province that provides many opportunities. Actually, we just said we're going to move forw

Citizenship and Immigration committee  There's a reason why you didn't win a seat in Atlantic Canada.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Just show a little more respect for our province.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  There's a famous person who said that Atlantic Canada was defeatist.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  That was your former boss.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I would say there are jobs, but do I have a job for—?

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Let's be realistic, if you have a Ph.D. in math, chances are there are not a thousand jobs available in New Brunswick.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Did she get a job?

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Continue to support the pilot project on immigration. This is something that we've been talking about for many years. I used to be the minister of this portfolio back in 2009. On the aging demographics in New Brunswick, this is not the first time we've talked about this. We've ta

Citizenship and Immigration committee  That's a very pertinent question, and it's a tough one, too, because temporary foreign workers do fill a very important gap in various economic sectors, especially the tourism, fishery, and agriculture sectors, which are more seasonal work. We have to recognize that, and I can gi

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes, although I would support it, it's not my decision to make.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  That is a very good question. We are trying to match the right immigrants to specific regions. Over the years, we have noticed one thing. We tried to recruit immigrants from all over. However, like it or not, New Brunswick is a rural province with a very small population, especi

Citizenship and Immigration committee  On your initial question, there's no money tied to the Atlantic immigration pilot. That's why our government put forward $2.5 million in the last budget to assist the work that we're doing on this pilot. What we're looking for from the federal government is to look and understa

Citizenship and Immigration committee  No.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I don't believe it will. We're not forgetting New Brunswickers. If anything, we're investing more today than we've ever done. In terms of investing in New Brunswickers, we understand that we need to provide them with opportunities. We have pilot projects all across our province