Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Let me start off by thanking our witnesses for appearing before us today. I listened very carefully to all of the testimony that took place.
To start my questions I'd like to direct my first question to Mr. Wudrick.
Mr. Wudrick, this bill gives the power to the provinces and territories to establish minimum periods of residence to qualify for welfare. This clearly does not exist at this time and, in fact, there will be no change in what social welfare services are given to asylum claimants or refugees.
Jurisdictionally speaking, how would it make sense to keep the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act the way it is? Doesn't it make sense to give the provinces complete power to do what they please?