Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you to all the witnesses for being here today and helping us conduct our further study on family reunification.
During one of the respondent's answers, I heard “the best and the brightest”. I want to talk about that. I had a consultation in my region. We're in the Waterloo region. It's the high-tech sector in Canada. When I spoke to individuals there they said that immigration was an issue they had. They're trying to attract the best and brightest to come to work in these high-tech sectors, but they are having some of issues with immigration.
My first question would be for all, but I'll start with Mr. Reitz. Would you say that family reunification is a good incentive to attract and keep the best and brightest by providing them an opportunity to reunite with their loved ones?