Thank you, Madam Chair.
I want to emphasize that today, in the two hours of the meeting, we have had some strong witnesses. All the testimonies, the opening remarks and the answers we have been given are extremely relevant. You can see that people know their work and are active on the ground. This will help us to write our report.
Mr. Shekarian, you told us that increasing the thresholds will not necessarily solve everything. In that respect, it won't solve the issue of backlogs. Rather, it's how we integrate and accept people here.
People make a direct correlation between the labour shortage and newcomers. But that's a bit dangerous or simplistic, because these people will need housing and public services. They will also consume.
Is raising immigration thresholds in the belief that this will solve the labour shortage really a solution? More to the point, what effect will this have on processing times?