Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Carrying on with visas, Minister, or perhaps members of the department, we have had visa problems for some time with Bulgaria and Romania. There were also problems with the Czech Republic, but they have been resolved.
I have two questions. I understand the philosophy of why there have been problems with solving the visa issue with these two countries, but there have been two issues raised. One is that there have been suggestions by Bulgaria and Romania that, unless we solve this visa problem, they won't sign CETA. That is the first question. I realize that means we would get into complicated discussions about CETA, but the fact is that representatives from Romania and Bulgaria have personally made those statements to me.
The European Union has said that unless we solve the visa issue, they are going to require visas of Canadians coming to Europe.