Thank you, Chair.
Thank you to all the witnesses who are here today. It's always a pleasure to work together to make sure that we can serve all Canadians of this great nation.
I want to start off by mentioning that yesterday, the Minister of Public Safety boasted about the graduation of the first new cohort of CBSA officers, which is a tremendously great accomplishment, and we congratulate them. I feel that across all party lines, we are all very glad that 58 new officers are coming forward, but I want to bring forward concerns that were brought to my attention about the minister failing to mention that, of the cohort of 58 new graduates, only 28 are going to be put towards the 1,000 promised by the Liberals.
It's now March 2026. After months, we are still waiting for the number of graduates to increase, which we, and all Canadians actually, want to see. Will future cohorts be larger, and when can Canadians expect to see meaningful increases in numbers?