Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my colleague for his excellent question.
I am pleased to be part of a government that gets the job done. In this specific case, that is precisely what we are doing with a critical issue. Not only are we acting on this human smuggling matter, but we are also acting on the entire immigration issue. We see our minister accomplishing long-awaited and necessary tasks.
I have here a quote, again from a representative of an ethnic community. This time, it is the Arab and Syrian community of Montreal, which says:
Human smuggling is a lucrative enterprise that generates huge profits for the merciless criminals who organize these trips. The very nature of illegal migration means that anyone could be tempted to come to Canada. It also means that we run the risk that terrorists may be on board these ships bound for Canada.
It is not surprising that the previous government did nothing at the time, because today it has the chance to take action and it is opposing this bill.