Sure. I am glad to have seen that this action has come to a conclusion at the court with a conviction. I think it sends a very important message to those who would prey on prospective and actual immigrants that they will face the weight of Canadian law if they seek to exploit people by providing them with false advice, or by taking their money and not providing services. In this case $49,000 was taken from individuals and it involved the forging of a document. So I think this is very important.
I can tell you that I've spoken to the director of the Canada Border Services Agency about the importance of focusing on violations of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. As well, I know that the RCMP has a number of ongoing investigations with respect to contraventions under the Citizenship Act. And, as I've mentioned, we intend to bring forward even further statutory amendments and operational changes this spring, which will facilitate more vigorous prosecution of offences by ghost consultants and those who seek to exploit immigrants and violate our immigration laws.
This is a very important message to get out there. There's far too much of this, but I hope that people will learn from this conviction that they will not get away without consequences if they so clearly violate our immigration laws and exploit newcomers.