Mr. Clement, whenever a decision is taken with respect to border arrangements, the decision is taken with a great deal of care and deliberation to make sure that all the proper analysis has been done and that we are accomplishing two objectives. One is a properly functioning, efficient, successful border, and the other is that all of the factors in relation to public safety and security are properly dealt with.
In dealing with inflows of people from every part of the world, CBSA takes their function at the border very, very seriously. Whether or not a person arrives on Canada's shores with or without a visa, they are obviously examined at the border to determine if they can enter Canada. Coming to Canada without a visa isn't a free pass to get in. The CBSA officers do their job at the border to identify if there is any risk or danger: is there a need for secondary clearing; is the person admissible or inadmissible in all of the factors that CBSA takes into account? All of this has been weighed very, very carefully to ensure that we have the police, the security, and the CBSA resources and authorities lined up to keep Canada's borders safe and secure.
We obviously are very concerned, as are our colleagues in the provinces and our colleagues in law enforcement, about this phenomenon that has swept across the country in the last number of months related to opioids.