Thank you, Chair, and thanks to all the witnesses for coming and providing their important input for the study.
My first question is for Mr. Kriek. In one of your articles in the National Post on January 14, 2016, you said that little attention was given to ghost agents and that the public is being taken for a ride. I agree with that statement. They don't fall under the purview of ICCRC, and we have heard earlier in our study that the CBSA only has the resources to go after the most egregious offenders. So we have this wide open door for those ghost agents.
It seems to me there are few options on the table. Having heard from all the witnesses, I would like to get your recommendations. One recommendation is that the ICCRC be given more authority to allow them to go after the non-registered consultants. But given how it is functioning, another option is to replace the self regulation with a more government-regulated model. As you may have heard, earlier in the study the Canadian Bar Association recommended restricting the field to immigration lawyers registered with the law society.
What do you think of these different options? Do you have any better solution, or do you agree with one of these recommendations?