Mr. Hammond, I find it really hard to believe the words that are coming out of your mouth right now—that you're advocating for Canadian students.
You're at the immigration committee right now. You lobbied the federal government 936 times. You met with IRCC officials. How is talking to the immigration department of the federal government advocating for Canadian students? How does immigration policy affect...?
Maybe if you wanted to talk to the science committee or if you wanted to talk to the National Research Council to advocate for more research funds, that would be understandable. How does advocating at the immigration committee advance the interests of Canadian students?
