Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Minister, for being here. I need an hour for my questions. Maybe one day you'll invite me for dinner and we can actually talk about these things.
I hadn't come here with Bill C-49 on my mind at all, but because it was in the discussion, there is something I'm trying to clarify. Obviously there are two sets of punitive measures in the proposed legislation, one against the smugglers and one against the refugees later, as some sort of deterrent, as if death by firing squad is somehow not going to be deterrent enough.
What I'm confused about is that the punitive measures against the refugees happen only after the determination process has actually taken place. If the determination process is effective because of our new streamlined process, it's not going to have any effect on so-called would-be economic immigrants.