Thank you, Madam Chair.
I would first like to thank our guests for being here today and having this discussion about this very important subject.
Mr. André, I want to tell you that we do understand that discrimination is not something that can be quantified in studies. You really have to experience discrimination to understand what it is and what it does to people.
Ms. Rududura, I want to thank you for your excellent testimony. You did a good job of talking about the Canadian Burundian community, of which I am a member myself, and you said a lot about how Burundians are contributing to this country.
Why do you think people in the Burundian community, or any other people, choose to enter via Roxham Road instead of the existing borders? Do you think the danger they face is what causes them to enter via Roxham Road, and thus risk so much to be able to be in Canada?
What do you think about the fact that Roxham Road is a direct link to the United States? Do Burundians think the United States is not a safe country for them? Why do they not stay in the United States?