Thank you very much.
I listened intently to CBSA and your speech as well. To tell you the truth, I had no idea that we actually refused 54,000 persons per year. I was looking at these numbers—15,000 inadmissible persons are removed from Canada. That must be a huge cost to taxpayers, having to manage that particular system, 1,800 of whom were removed on the basis of criminal or other security issues.
My father was a police officer. Obviously we all have certain reasons for wanting safety and security, but at the end of the day, the main priority of any government is the safety and security of its citizens. When I see these incredible numbers and the cost that must be associated with it, I would think that first and foremost, security, moving to biometrics and so forth, but also the cost to taxpayers right now....
Could you elaborate? Do you have any idea of how much that costs? You said 409 inland enforcement officers are required to investigate, arrest, and remove. Any idea on the cost associated with that?