Thank you, Chair.
Thank you to the ministers and the officials for being here. Minister Blair, congratulations on your appointment.
My first question will go to Minister Goodale. Throughout your presentation, and indeed in the comments that followed from Minister Blair, the word “law” was used, and I think that's really important. For me, the actions taken by the government on this question are not so much a choice as they are a response to the responsibilities that the law confers on us. Minister, can you speak about the 1951 UN convention on refugees and what it means for Canada, since we are a signatory? I think this is an obligation; it obliges us to respond.