Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
I have a few somewhat technical questions so that I can understand. In section 4 where you have created a new subsection 25(1.3), you excluded certain factors used in the determination of refugee status when you are considering a permanent residency claim on humanitarian or compassionate grounds. If I understand correctly, that would apply to all individuals claiming permanent residency on humanitarian or compassionate grounds, regardless of whether or not they have gone to the IRB with a refugee claim. Have I interpreted this correctly?
Second, do you not think there is a risk of creating the opposite effect, that is that it will encourage individuals who may have requested permanent residency on humanitarian grounds to make a refugee claim instead, given that the criteria that would have helped them obtain that residency on humanitarian grounds will be explicitly excluded under subsection 25(1.3)?