Thank you, Chair.
I just want to get right into it but before we do I think it's important to say that this process is flawed. We had asked for this bill to be stripped out of the BIA so that we could fully examine it here in this committee and so that we could provide recommendations and provide amendments that would actually be meaningful. As it stands right now it's only the finance committee that can actually amend this bill. It's important to put on the record that the NDP is firmly against this process.
Having said that, it's great to see folks here including some familiar faces.
Mr. Showler, I want to ask you if it's permissible to deny refugees social assistance under international law and what do other host countries do?