Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Certainly, so much of this conversation focuses on workers, and that's really where my approach is right now.
I really want to point out, again, another fact: There has been one temporary foreign worker permit issued and advertised, which led to a lot of the discussion that led to the original motion and, of course, our amendment, which is all relevant.
When a temporary foreign worker permit is issued, a labour market impact assessment is done, and the permit is only issued if the company can prove that eligible Canadian workers are not available for that job. Again, it speaks to some of the confusion and, I would argue, the inappropriate use of the “replacement workers” term that has led to why we're all here this evening.
Many of us, in our offices, were inundated. This was IRCC'S work, as I'm sure many of the members are familiar—