On the issue of the point system, my organization, which is 25 years old, was very much involved. The point system came about as a result of our thinking that there was racism in the process of immigration. The country wanted to keep itself white. That was the immigration policy. That's why the point system was introduced; it was to make it a little bit more fair. It worked in some areas. It didn't work in other areas. My friend from Quebec said that we are a country of immigrants, but unfortunately, the way we work, we seem to hate immigrants. I'm sorry.
On May 13th, 2008. See this statement in context.