Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Minister, thank you for the time you devoted to the preparation and presentation of your statement. I also thank your collaborators.
I'd like to speak to you about borders and customs. There is a problem I would like to bring to your attention involving reception, appearance and wait times.
I will begin with the reception issue. People who come to our borders, to customs, are either Canadian citizens, that is to say people to whom this country belongs, or people who are not Canadian citizens. It seems to me that there is a these people should be received with a minimum of civility.
Which brings me to the second problem, that of appearance. When we arrive at Canada border posts, we see that our agents are dressed in quasi-military garb and that the organization seems almost military. The one-size-fits-all approach seems to be a problem. It is one thing to arrive at the Montreal airport, but it's another to arrive at a border post in a rural area.
The third problem involves wait times. It seems unacceptable to me that we make a Canadian citizen who is coming back to his own country wait.
I brought this problem to your attention in a general way by deconstructing it, Mr. Minister. I would like you to tell us about the measures that will be taken by our government to solve this situation.