Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you to the witnesses for appearing.
Let me say that in my life, I've lived in Taiwan, Japan, and Canada. When I came to Canada as an international student, it was quite clear to me that I valued the systems of law and order and good governance here. The fear of not completing my studies if I ran afoul of the law was a heavy burden to hang over me, as was just being a good citizen in this country. I find it difficult to fathom how as lawyers evaluating the legal system and as legislators, we allow this type of discussion to go on when it indicates that we are allowing people to come here who have disrespect for our legal system or disrespect for our law.
Mr. Pagtakhan, I wish to hear from you whether it is too much to ask of people who come to this country to respect and obey our laws. If not, why do we get ourselves wrapped up in this type of discussion? Perhaps you can address that and give us your thoughts on that.