Mr. Speaker, my question is directed to the Acting Prime Minister or the Deputy Prime Minister. In 1992, the current Liberal member for Notre-Dame-de-Grâce stated: "We do not believe it is reasonable to deport legitimate refugee claimants to the U.S. on the assumption that it is a safe third country". In other words, the hon. member recognized that the American legislation was deficient and objected to any reciprocal arrangement as long as legislation in both countries had not been harmonized.
Could the minister tell us what major changes have been made to the American legislation since 1992 that would now justify his party's about face?