Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you all for being here and sharing with us your wealth of knowledge and experience. I have a couple of quick questions, because we have only a short period of time.
Professor Lenard, we've heard recently about a new government contract worth about $50 million to outsource visa application centres globally. The services will include the collection of personal information and biometrics and also will necessitate an extra cost to the individual applicants.
I'm just wondering if this concerns you, and if it does, what parts of it concern you. What things, in your view, should be top of mind for this committee as we oversee this new direction on the part of the department?