Mr. Speaker, the hon. member has been a wonderful mentor to me since I have been in this House.
I would like to thank the minister for his work on this file. I have had the honour to work with the minister for two years. His courage in demonstrating and enacting transformational change on this file is incredible. I am sure that Canadian history will show his courage and foresight in protecting our country.
Our immigration act has been one of the cornerstones of Canada's reputation abroad. My parents are immigrants. Many other people in this House are immigrants themselves.
We need to strengthen the system because Canada is a fair and generous place in the world and we want it to remain so.
The hon. member talked about several things. He talked about fairness. He talked about making sure the timelines are much shorter for genuine refugees and being able to screen out the bogus refugees, saving Canadian taxpayers $1.65 billion over five years. That is money which could be used to much better effect in this country over time.
What does the hon. member think the overall impact of this legislation would be on Canada's reputation around the world?