I think it's pretty clear where you stand on this issue. It's a question that causes a great deal of concern to us. We feel that the bill is seriously flawed. It doesn't even address the original intent, which was the backlog. We fail to understand the reason that so much ministerial power is required.
We also question the seriousness of the government—departmental funding in this area was increased by only 1%. We also question the seriousness and sincerity of the government when it talks about wanting more skilled labour, when 36,000 fewer landed immigrants have been accepted over the past two years. This is the framework we're looking at.
I will repeat a question I asked to an earlier panel. One of the roles of this committee is to try to find ways to improve on the present system. Could you share with us some of your ideas on this?