Thank you, Minister. You answered the question. In other words, you consider it normal for your officials not to know how the asylum claims process worked before the safe third country agreement came into effect. I think it's absurd. These people are currently involved in negotiations to modernize the agreement, and they aren't aware of how the process functioned before the agreement was introduced. Between you and me, if any journalists are listening, and I imagine some are, they'll be glad to learn that.
Let's talk about the agreement negotiations, Minister. That's been your party's best issue since 2019. The modernization of the safe third country agreement was even part of your 2019 election platform. I just want to remind everyone that this is 2022 and nothing's on the table for the moment.
The minister is telling us that suspending the agreement isn't the right solution because regular border crossings aren't organized as well as the irregular crossing at Roxham Road. That's exactly what he said earlier. I can't believe this is how IRCC views the situation. It's another thing that's being made public today.
How many meetings have been held with the Americans to modernize the safe third country agreement?