I have a couple of brief questions.
Thank you to the witnesses for attending.
Ms. Lyons, I want to come back to this border issue. I know I'll be the third person speaking on this, but I'm quite concerned when I hear Mr. Brison make the comment that at the political level there are real concerns in the States--and certainly there are here--in relation to the ability for individuals to go across the border. Of course, with the June 1 deadline date for passports, I'm worried that there are two sets of messaging. At the political level we recognize there is an issue, and yet at the administrative level, it looks like June 1 is a fait accompli.
I'm quite concerned for Canada's sake in terms of the Americans coming over. If they can't get back, I suppose until they run out of money it's okay to keep them here a little longer. But I would say there is a genuine concern in terms of the free passage of people back and forth, notwithstanding security issues and the like. I don't know if the answer is an extension of time; I'm not certain of that. But I'm terribly concerned that we're sending different messaging from the political and the administrative levels.
I'm trying to get a feel from you about how concerned we really are. I would say, as a politician, that I'm terribly concerned, and yet I don't get that same feeling.... Can you expand on that and help me understand the messaging to the administration in the United States?