Thank you, Mr. Chair.
My thanks to the witnesses for joining us.
Global migrations are very interesting as a topic and people all around the world put a lot of effort into having a platform from which they can express their views. This allows global migrations to be discussed, their causes to be understood and acted upon.
It seems to me that there are two conflicting realities in the way this is looked at. You can ignore it and not be part of it, but we know that you do not get a say if you do not show up. The best way to encourage refugees to reintegrate, either in their home countries or in the countries that welcome them, is to take part in developing a plan. That's what the global compacts seem to be doing. People who are resistant to those plans will find all kinds of reasons to not be part of them. They are afraid and they turn inwards on themselves. There are two conflicting realities.
The United States will not be part of developing a plan. Canada is an important neighbour of the United States. Without necessarily wanting to become a world leader in immigration, we want to have a policy that encourages acceptance and champions compassion and fairness. How can we make all the details of our policy on migrants known to Canadians so that they become convinced of the validity of the policy? What do we do to make the Trudeau government a leader and to continue to show compassion? Canada has a great history of compassion, but there is a kind of conservative current in the way we act. How can we convince our conservative friends that this is the right thing to do?
The witnesses can answer in any order that suits them. Mr. Vinhas, do you want to start?