Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, gentlemen, for being here.
It's important to note at the outset that the temporary foreign worker program is a very important program and in most sectors works extremely well and fits that acute labour shortage need.
It's also important to note that when it was brought to our attention that there were some problems within the program, the Prime Minister and the minister acted swiftly to address them, and obviously have now brought forward, through the budget implementation bill, specific legislative changes that will significantly improve the program and make sure the proper safeguards are there.
Gentlemen, perhaps you could highlight again why these specific legislative changes are necessary, and why the legislative route and the specific amendments are being proposed. Also, how will that improve the program to ensure that it is absolutely doing what it's intended to do, which is to fill that very specific labour shortage gap in a temporary timeframe? Why are these legislative changes necessary?