Thank you for being here. I'm pleased to have had the chance to hear a little French at the end of the evening. It keeps me awake and in shape.
You talked about the regulatory aspect of designation. Perhaps you can guide us with regard to clause 12, which introduces the new section 109.1. This reads as follows:
109.1(1) The Minister may, by order, for the purposes of subsection (3), designate a country or part of a country or a class of nationals of a country if, in the minister's opinion, they meet the criteria established by the regulations.
Then—and here's where I would like you to enlighten us—it states:
(2) An order referred to in subsection 1 is not a statutory instrument for the purposes of the Statutory Instruments Act. However, it must be published in the Canada Gazette.
Can you enlighten the committee as to what this section means?