Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
I learned something interesting today, and that is that Canada has a shortage of lawyers. I can't believe it. I'm having difficulty accepting that, Mr. Chairman.
This is again the issue of an expansion of discretionary powers, where this minister has demonstrated something less than candour with respect to other issues. Can you confirm that the refugee backlog is up from 20,000 to about 60,000? Is that true?