Thank you so much for this question.
I think that should be taken off the table. I don't think it is the right decision in this case. We've seen over the last years how unproductive this safe third country agreement is, and it's extremely costly and difficult to enforce. It creates more irregular or undocumented migration in Canada. It also victimizes individuals. We've seen in the newspapers people trying to cross the border during the winter. There was one dead and other individuals were injured, so it also victimizes individuals.
More importantly, I would say, because we are a state party to the 1951 convention on the status of refugees, we do have some obligations, and one of these obligations is to let them come. Asylum seekers should be able to claim asylum, and we do have a mechanism in terms of security screening, front-end security screening. During the process of refugee claim examination, we do have capabilities and institutions that make sure that those who are a security threat to our country are weeded out.
I would say it would be an error to expand the safe third country agreement to all of our frontiers.