Generally speaking, the issue of designated countries is one of particular concern. In your view, does the fact that files are no longer processed on an individual basis, but rather collectively, by country, pose a problem? It appears that you seem to be ready to live with that. All the same, what do you think about the committee trying to come up with a mechanism that would help establish priorities, for reasons of system effectiveness, based on a personal assessment of fraud risk or ill-intentioned use of the system? Would that not be preferable to a filter that only takes into consideration the country of origin?
On May 25th, 2010. See this statement in context.