Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Mr. Minister, Mr. Davies and MP Hedy Fry and I were together on a panel in Vancouver just last week. It was at an organization called MOSAIC. There were probably 70 people in the room, many of them refugees, lawyers, people who specialize in assisting people. Many of them had been refugees themselves. I think Mr. Davies and I would agree that there was certainly a lot of compassion for humankind in the room. There were also many comments about how dedicated you are and how you have been committed to your task.
If there was a criticism in the room it was that the changes that you envision involve a lack of compassion, that somehow Canadians were going to suffer a step back in our reputation as being compassionate people. My sense was that in fact your changes are designed to protect our system so that we can continue accepting refugees. I wonder if you could just reflect on that debate. I'm proud to stand behind these provisions, because I think they are both efficient and compassionate, but I wonder if you could comment.