Mr. Speaker, my colleague described the situation well. The government acknowledges that its immigration department has some very serious problems and that the public no longer has confidence in the immigration system. It even mentioned this in its own throne speech.
What is happening this morning, at the beginning of this new Parliament? The government is recycling. It thinks the public will start having confidence in it if it passes a bill. I am not saying that the bill is bad or unimportant, just that it fails to address the root of the problem. There have been seven immigration ministers in 10 years, and the same party has been in power for the last 10 years.
My colleague is very familiar with the immigration file. Can he tell me whether he truly thinks that the public will start having confidence in the immigration system again because of minor changes like the ones put forward in Bill C‑3?