Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Minister, I'd like you to tell us about Roxham Road.
When you are asked about it, you often say that it is not possible to close it because migrants will find another way to enter the country illegally. Yet closing Roxham Road is what the Quebec government is asking you to do. You can do it unilaterally by suspending the Safe Third Country Agreement.
You have to be aware that this puts a lot of pressure on the Quebec government. Right now, about 100 irregular migrants arrive every day, and 92% of them do so through Quebec. More than 50% of them are children. So we have to open two school classes a day for these children. It's extremely difficult to house them because of the housing crisis in Quebec and elsewhere at the moment. It's also difficult because many of them don't speak French, and we have to find ways to francize them.
You could close Roxham Road unilaterally. We hear there are discussions with Washington about this.
I'd like to know what the status of this is. Does it remain a solution for you or do you categorically refuse to close this illegal entry route?