The introduction of biometric visas and their eventual global application will be by far, by orders of magnitude, the most important measure that Canada has ever taken I think with respect to immigration security.
We all know, in the post-9/11 environment in particular, that immigration security is essential to national security, that there are people around the world who would do us harm. We must take every prudent measure to prevent such people from being able to enter Canada. This will allow us to do that—not with 100% certitude, but with a much, much greater level of integrity than in the past.
As I say, given the level of technology we have at our disposal in the 21st century, it's a bit ridiculous that our entire immigration security system is based on biographic data on old paper documents that are easily forged.
So it's really about getting with the times.