Official Languages committee  I'm not familiar with it either.

Official Languages committee  Hopefully.

Official Languages committee  Yes. You've hit a nerve for us. French‑language education in our province is affected by the labour shortage and the exodus of young people and families. People are leaving for work, and we know that Canadians are having fewer children than in the past. However, as I mentioned,

Official Languages committee  In my case, we are talking about community organizations that promote the integration and retention of newcomers. They are sorely underfunded. Was it misspent in New Brunswick? I couldn't say for sure, but federal investments would be a great help to those organizations, which a

Official Languages committee  I agree with Ms. Michaud on this point, Mr. Beaulieu. All the work we do in the province and in Canada is mainly done in French, but the manufacturing sector does a lot of exporting. I was talking about bilingualism earlier, but it's French that predominates in businesses these

Official Languages committee  Our companies recruit in francophone countries. As a result, the workers who come to our territory speak a minimum of French. That makes it easier for them to integrate. That's the foundation. It also makes it easier for them to communicate with their co‑workers. Companies are s

Official Languages committee  Yes. We are mainly francophones in our sector. That's good to say. As Ms. Michon mentioned, even if we are completely francophone in our sector, or 95% of us, the language of business is also English. New Brunswick and the northwest of the province are production and export reg

Official Languages committee  Okay. Anything to do with communications, such as Internet access and the cell network, is another problem in our sector. As you can see, I'm not an expert, but I will answer all your questions to the best of my ability. Thank you.

Official Languages committee  Good morning, Mr. Chair. Thank you for inviting me to take part in this meeting. I didn't prepare a fancy speech like my colleagues. As you'll see, I'm a businessman and I don't have the jargon and turns of phrase of a public servant, but I will be clear and to the point. As yo

Official Languages committee  Yes, I can hear you very well, Mr. Chair.