That clarifies that. I appreciate that suggestion.
Ms. Jennison-Yung, on the situation that you and your colleague describe, I don't know the particulars. I don't know what particular restaurant that is, or what hotel. But this describes clear rule breaking. This describes someone, if this is all true, who clearly broke the rules of the program. They did not hire Canadians preferentially, when that is exactly what people are supposed to do under the current rules.
I guess what makes this doubly upsetting for me is that I come from an area—I represent Edmonton—Leduc—of very low unemployment; an area that is really searching for all types of people in all types of occupations; an area where some very decent employers are facing some really tough challenges. They have maybe 5% of their workforce as temporary foreign workers, and their concern is that they get tarred with the same brush that the employer you're describing gets tarred with.
Frankly, there's actually a fair amount of common ground between you, between those employers, and I think between the policies advanced by the government in the sense that those people who break the rules ought to be held to account. You've made those points here today. I fully support that, and I'll certainly follow up to ensure that this is done. It's certainly fair to ask for an investigation.
With respect to the blacklist, it's fair to ask that anyone who transgresses this program be put on a blacklist, absolutely. The good employers, frankly, support that 110% as well. There's a lot of common ground on that.
I just want to go back, though, to what was mentioned earlier by Mr. Saxton. To me, this bill seems to partially move in the direction of what you're recommending with respect to the fines. You're saying that employers who break the rules ought to be investigated, held accountable, put on a blacklist. What this legislation will enable the government to do is fine these companies. If these companies then break the rules, they ought to be held to account. The surest way of punishing a company like this is to fine them very quickly so that they see there is an immediate cost to this kind of activity, and it acts as a deterrent to any others who are thinking they should do this.
Perhaps you could comment on that, on the government imposing fines on those companies that do break these rules.