Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I certainly want to make note that a number of years ago now, a number of people came to me and indicated that as the labour market opinions and the prevailing wage were set, in actual fact they were having to pay more than they were paying their Canadian employees because of regional averages. So this was not actually a deflationary measure. It was certainly seen as an opportunity to actually create some balance, rather than having HRSDC determine that someone needed to be paid x, which was more than Canadian employees were being paid.
That being said, it certainly became apparent that adjustments had to be made. The adjustments have been made, and I think this new legislation really reflects an important move forward.
We won't be supporting the amendment by the NDP.