My point is that if we assume that even 99.9% of the people do not pose any kind of a problem for Canada, that remaining 0.1% would allow about 250 permanent residents into the country per year who pose a security risk.
I was particularly taken aback by your comments, Dr. Cheema, though I must say they tend to justify the purpose of this committee in studying security. You said in your opening remarks that you were alarmed by the number of fraudulent applications. Certainly that is something that is of concern to us. We concur with you. We know there are a number of people who are trying to come into this country. One fraudulent person getting into the country is too many. Our Minister of Immigration is doing the best he can to minimize that, so is this committee and the ministry staff. Our job is to ensure that we make Canadians as secure as possible. If I may take something from the medical profession, Dr. Cheema—Maslow's hierarchy of needs—that second level is security. We want to provide security for Canadians.
What are some of the deficiencies that still exist in the measures used to identify foreign nationals who may be inadmissible either for health, safety, or security reasons?