Thank you, Mr. Monette.
I also have a question for Mr. Rigby.
In your opening statement, you say this: “As was noted in the original Treasury Board submission, the Consular Services Fee is in the nature of an insurance fee [...]
Is that fact public knowledge? Prior to the tabling of the Auditor General's report, I had never heard anything about the fact that Treasury Board or Immigration Canada considered this fee to be in the nature of an insurance fee. Is that in fact true, or is it more a case of the fee being collected because of the risks involved? Is this fee in fact a hidden tax that people are unaware of? I don't quite understand what this fee entails exactly? People should know why they are being charged a fee.