Thanks, Mr. Chair.
Again, I want to thank you for celebrating your 32nd anniversary with us, Mr. Sandhu. I hope you have a more appropriate celebration later on today.
And I hope you didn't miss out on your daughter's birthday celebration last night, Ms. Figg.
I also want to thank you for the important work you do in the protection of refugees. It is something that is very important to Canadians, as I'm sure you both know. Canada, I think, is justly proud of our recent record in the protection and resettlement of refugees. I know that your part in operating a fair and just system is crucial to both that hope of Canadians and the reputation Canada has. So thank you very much for that work.
Mr. Sandhu, my first question--and it may be a very simple thing--is when your appointment as the deputy chairperson of the refugee protection division was announced, it said that you were designated. It didn't use the word “appointment”. I'm wondering if someone, maybe Ms. Daley, could explain the difference between designation and appointment. When you spoke, you used the word “appointment”, but I think the press releases and the other issues talked about designation.
I'm just trying to understand the difference.