Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Good morning, all. Thank you for being here today and for testifying before us on this beautiful, bright Monday morning.
I want to speak a little bit about how Bill C-31 would reduce the attraction of coming to Canada by way of illegal human smuggling. What we want to do, of course, is limit those who use those channels.
First, why do you think certain individuals seek Canada for asylum rather than a country that is near by? Something must attract them for them to want to come all the way to Canada.