Citizenship and Immigration committee  Indeed.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I didn't do that consecutively. I've had a career of close to 20 years, so I've been there on and off, and in different capacities. You were talking earlier on about having knowledge of the culture and so on. I believe I have that knowledge--

Citizenship and Immigration committee  If you include a previous posting and time in Hong Kong, I've actually dealt with a Chinese caseload for close to 10 years.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I should preface my comments by saying these consultants aren't necessarily committing fraud when they're advising someone to apply under a category. It might not be the type of people we are envisaging with our new regulations for investors, but it is possible if you have proper

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Mr. Chair, you mentioned this earlier: how do we get knowledge of particular cultures? If we're dealing with a particular country where there is fraud, where we know there's fraud, and where we've identified fraud, it's important to have that local knowledge of the culture to mak