Madam Chair, I really can't comment on the validity of the methodology used in the example that the member has provided. Nevertheless, I would propose to this committee or remark to this committee that I have made the point that since 2009, just under 20,000 people who were remedied by previous lost Canadian legislative remedies have come forward since that time, and that does suggest that the numbers, while in the thousands, could be manageable.
I've also provided the estimates for the section 8s who could benefit. It could be in the range of 20,000 to 30,000 a year, or it could be more. With regard to the second generation children born abroad to Canadians, it could be in the thousands, but it's difficult to know the range, and it may not be a huge number.
In terms of the point the member is making, I'm not sure I particularly like the term “floodgate”, but I think that's consistent with the point I've shared with the committee, which is that there is a risk of overestimating what the numeric impact would be.