Okay, that's fine. You can submit it to the clerk later.
Thank you.
Mr. Friesen, 99% of my constituency work is immigration-related. I represent the second-most diverse riding in the country where 87% of my population is associated with visible minorities. Recently our government has just increased the numbers of immigration across all categories and 320,000 new immigrants came in, which was a substantial jump over the previous year, which was 240,000.
Your comments, in my humble opinion, are bang-on. We can't just increase the number without having supportive programs for them when they get here. English training is a big one. I've seen throughout my history, throughout my family's experience in this country, that immigrants who learn the language quicker are able to become more successful, which is a good thing for the Canadian economy.
In your perspective, how can we deliver those programs more efficiently? In my humble opinion, there is just too much red tape, bureaucracy, in getting the services to the people who need it the most.