Citizenship and Immigration committee  Mr. Burchill, in your opinion, is the lack of a visa requirement for Mexican visitors to Canada related to the control exerted by the increasingly present Mexican cartels at the Canadian and American borders?

Citizenship and Immigration committee  My question is for Mr. Burchill.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Is my time up already?

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I thought that I had some time left, Mr. Chair. Minister Miller, Ms. Fréchette has just stated publicly: “To date, I haven't personally received any overtures from Mr. Miller.” What's your response?

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Minister Miller, Romain Schué conducted an excellent investigation that aired on Radio‑Canada this fall. It showed that Mexican cartels control various forms of trafficking at borders, including human trafficking. Do you agree that Mexican cartels control borders in part because Mexican visitors don't need visas to enter Canada?

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you, Minister Miller.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Minister Miller, will you grant the Quebec government's request to reinstate visa requirements for Mexicans?

Citizenship and Immigration committee  When you were in the opposition, were you armchair quarterbacks?

Citizenship and Immigration committee  It's a yes or no question.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Minister, it's always a pleasure to have you appear before this committee. I'm going to pick up on something you said. I think it is important for Canadians to know what the situation is in terms of immigration. According to what you said in the House, the leader of the Bloc Québécois compared migrants to heat pumps and treated migrants like cattle by asking for a fair distribution among the provinces.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you, Minister Miller. Are you suggesting that Liberal members of Parliament were armchair quarterbacks during the 10 years of the Harper government when they were part of the opposition? Is that how you would describe them?

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Minister Miller, in your opinion, what purpose does the opposition serve? Some regimes around the world don't have any opposition parties. Would you prefer to live in a regime without opposition parties?

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Do you think that the opposition serves a purpose?

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Mr. Chair—

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you. Sorry, everyone. Mr. Chair, I want to know whether the minister thinks that the opposition parties play a role in Canada, or whether they're just armchair quarterbacks.