Thank you, Chair.
Going back to the temporary foreign worker program, I speak as one of 308 MPs, but I recall that soon after I was elected in 2008, and in accordance with our government's priority on economic growth and job creation, you came to the riding I represent. You heard directly from the Whistler Chamber of Commerce that the number one priority for them in federal policy was improving the processing of temporary foreign workers. In fact, businesses were going to go out of business if they didn't have people in, because they needed people to fill the jobs. In order to be able to employ Canadian workers as well.... I don't know if you recall that, but it was a very important thing for the riding I represent.
Moving back to the refugee program, Minister, you've spoken several times this morning about that. Looking ahead, I wonder if you might comment on how the improvement in our situation in dealing with asylum seekers may indeed affect some of our bilateral relations with some of the countries we deal with.