Thank you, Chair.
This has been an extraordinary day. I thank all of our witnesses today. You have presented yourselves clearly, sincerely and with balance. It's hard to deny the credibility of a witness who on the one hand finds problems with the act, but on the other hand compliments the minister for other things that he has done. In all cases, we thank you.
I'm very proud to be on this committee and to share with my colleagues the process of opening Canada's doors to so many people from around the world. Our numbers really tell the story, 250,000 people coming, of a very generous refugee system.
It's often said that it's the immigrants themselves who are the most ardent in support of the kinds of measures the minister is proposing here.
Let me just put a very basic question to you. Is it not a reasonable thing to ask that permanent residents not commit a serious crime in order to retain their permanent resident status or to obtain citizenship?
Let me go to you, Mr. Greene, first.