Thank you, Mr. Whalen.
Good afternoon to you, Minister, and to the officials here with you.
Minister, today the Auditor General's report came out on the management of immigration applications, specifically, the processing of asylum claims. It's quite a critical report.
Let's set aside the matter of those who come to Canada to claim asylum and talk about the government's administrative issues.
As far as dealing with the problem goes, the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship couldn't do the job, and the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness had bigger fish to fry, so the government opted to create a new position, Minister of Border Security and Organized Crime Reduction, to coordinate the response. You were appointed to the position last year.
Can you tell us how you've been effective in the job?