Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration.
According to a confidential report leaked from the minister's office, the overall acceptance rate for the first quarter of 1994 for inland refugee applicants rose from 49 to 67 per cent, an increase of 18 per cent. The report contains the first statistics available since new board appointments were made by the minister.
On the basis of this increase in the acceptance rate for inland refugee applications, Canada will surpass its stated annual intake for 1994 in less than nine months. Does this increase concern the minister or, if not, is he prepared to revise his refugee estimates for 1994 to reflect this new information?