Thank you very much.
By way of background, I am an immigration lawyer and I've been appearing before the board since 1989, the year of its inception. I appear quite regularly before the board.
I would characterize this act as one step forward and one step back. If I had to choose between Bill C-11 and the status quo, I would...[Inaudible--Editor] ...given the restrictions on refugee rights that we see in this legislation.
In my seven minutes, I want to focus on—