Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Hello, Minister.
You're well aware of the reality: temporary foreign workers contribute to the economy in general. As I'm sure is the case for my colleagues, if there's one issue that I'm frequently asked about in my riding, it's processing times for temporary foreign worker applications.
The majority of businesses say that the labour shortage is the biggest problem. Next comes the issue of supply. That's why the contribution of temporary foreign workers is important.
You talked about easing rules, but are you setting up a more comprehensive and thorough reform, to cut down on the irritants that are hurting businesses? Some of them are having to abandon their projects altogether, or are losing workers. This has a negative impact on services.
Are you looking at that with the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship?