I think at the time we did not see the influx of applications that we've seen more recently. There have been a number of recent studies.... One that came out earlier this year indicated that hundreds of millions of people, if given the opportunity, would choose to come to Canada. So I think as we see the forces of globalization continue and people understand better what Canada has to offer, we are an attractive destination.
On October 18th, 2011. See this statement in context.