Mr. Speaker, I will wrap up my remarks on Bill C-63.
We in this House have the responsibility to do the best that we can in all of our endeavours. For four and one-half years this government has been told about the mismanagement and problems within our immigration system.
Immigration, as members have mentioned, has been a pillar and a building block of our country. Many of us are immigrants and were grateful to come to Canada. But the failure of the government to deal with the structural problems within our immigration system has done a huge disservice not only to Canadians, but also to immigrants who have come to this country and people trying to get into this country.
The problems have been articulated. The solutions are in front of us. Focus on the independent class of immigrants. Make sure that the family reunification class truly appeals to those who are immediate family members, not people who are further removed. People who come to this country cannot simply come here, have a baby and the baby automatically becomes a Canadian citizen. Children who are born in this country should retain the citizenship of their parents and once the parents become Canadian citizens, the children will become Canadian citizens too. One of the scams used by some people who come to Canada is to have a child and the child automatically becomes a Canadian citizen.
In the oath of citizenship the minister should have put specific and explicit references to the responsibilities a Canadian has to our country. That is very important. We have a lot of rights but we do not talk about the responsibilities.
There are enormous problems faced by immigrants. Immigrants go through the hoops. They try their hardest yet because of bureaucratic gross mismanagement they are forced to pay for the problems of the ministry. That has to end.
I implore the minister to listen to the constructive suggestions that have been put forth today. Listen to them, implement them and build a good system for all of Canada.