What I would say is that we're here to discuss undocumented workers. One of the causes of people staying in Canada is that the life here is so much better than that where they came from, wherever they came from and for whatever reasons. So you have to expect there's a demand to be able to stay in Canada.
If we don't provide them a legitimate way to meet that demand, they'll take an illegitimate way. It's fairly simple; I think we all agree with that. And they'll go to some extraordinary means to do it, especially if they have families here. I'll do anything for my family, and frankly, if it means breaking a few rules, as far as getting them to the hospital faster is concerned, I'll speed. If it means you're going to live and go to a hospital and have one that you might even get into, as opposed to starving to death, I'll be here.
We can't really state that a rule will keep men out, so we need a path to permanent residency to stop the undocumented part. What does an undocumented worker mean? It means that the worker and the employer are no longer good citizens of Canada. They're avoiding paying tax; they're avoiding all kinds of things. It starts winding up. So we really need to address the undocumented worker part.
I appreciate your comment on Bill C-50. If I could make a quick reply, it's to say that we have one problem with Bill C-50, and I believe it's because we're good Canadians.
We don't understand why anything has to be retroactive; why someone who applies, puts in an application, believes they've qualified, and at some point two years down the road—three years, four years down the road.... At least they know, if they're waiting a long time, that their application will be processed.
What the bill does, absolutely, is give the minister the right to say no, we're not going to process your application; I'm going to hold it for another year and then I'm going to return it to you, and thanks very much.