Yes, just very briefly, I want to again thank the committee. I think there were some very thoughtful questions about the process here. I just want to end.... I know that quite often we indulge in partisan bickering about these matters. I just want to make a plea to the committee members, because I know we all have good intentions in terms of what our immigration policy should be.
The fact of the matter is that immigration is not simply a policy we ought to do on a whim. It is of serious consequence to what kind of country we can build and how we integrate people into the economy, how we build our communities, and more importantly, how we succeed as a nation in the future.
I think there's a need for regard. Our sincerity in coming to this committee is to try and influence the committee in terms of the direction of your report. I believe if the government truly wants to engage in a process to talk about how we reform our immigration system, we will be an equal partner to participate in that process to support the government to at least try to achieve the objective we think would be the one that could succeed and make Canada truly a remarkable country, given the fact that we are a country of immigrants.
I think we ought to take this seriously.
Thank you so much.