Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
I want to thank the witnesses again. I'm not certain if we'll get another round, but thanks for being here. I think it's an important first step to make sure that there's accountability for this work. I'd hate to see the Auditor General's report some years from now repeat these mistakes.
I'm very worried because of the fact that this ministry has been told before by the Office of the Auditor General to do better, and we have seen things get worse, so you have to understand our concern with how the implementation of this is going to go. A commitment is one thing, but there is much more work that has to be done.
There was a mention by Deputy Minister Tremblay regarding the structure itself, the structure being a massive problem. Of course, it is very difficult for any administrator to look at the structure and try to use that vehicle when the vehicle itself is set to a destination that isn't going to work for anybody.
I understand that part, but part of the OAG report.... I have mentioned this in the past about the OAG report, in that it often is lacking the ability to have more nuanced review of these audits. Part of that is to understand some of the structure that you're talking about, Deputy Minister Tremblay. I'd like to see if you could elaborate on some of the structural problems, but in particular, the structural racism that exists within a program like this. When we're talking about temporary foreign workers, it's not uncommon. I've spoken to temporary foreign workers about their experiences with racism, and the fact is that the Auditor General's report has nothing about it here. I've pointed that out in previous Auditor General's reports.
Would you agree that there are issues not just with the structure but with structural racism within the department?