Thank you, Madam Chair.
Thank you for being here today.
At the outset, I have to say that I am quite astonished to see how great the gap is between your perception of how things are developing and your preparedness, and the perception of people on the spot. By that, I mean the prostitutes and pimps, especially in Toronto and Montreal. I am more familiar with the situation in Montreal.
I also have to say that, since you appeared before us in June, there have been no advances in what you have decided to do. It is as if what you had decided to do was fine and that you were sticking with it. There has been no move to modify your plans.
Mr. Desautels, you told us that 44 people had been referred to CIC up to December 2008. Since that date, has no one else also been referred to CIC? Where are these people?
Could you also talk to us about border security? Last week, customs officials told me that they were intercepting a lot of weapons and they were filing reports about it, but that the reports were ending up in the shredder.
Is the same thing going to happen with the information on the people who are detained at the border? I I am very concerned, because there is a big gap between what you are telling us and the perception on the ground. However, I understand that those of you at the top feel sure that you are right and that everything is unfolding as it should. Could the shortcomings be at other levels? Do you have ways of checking that?