Citizenship and Immigration committee  I would like to respond very briefly. Thank you for your very interesting remarks, sir. The first thing you seem to have a problem with is the fact that CSIC is not set up by a statutory scheme like so many federal or provincial matters or other organizations, such as engineers

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Absolutely, sir, for the first time.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  There are nine.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  No, sir. Three are public appointees to our board. Six are elected by consultants. They must be consultants.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  If you were running for the campaign?

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I want to go back to one thing that you said, sir, which is why we had little access to each other at the time. When CSIC was formed we had everybody's names and addresses, and members strongly objected to that. Some of the very members who now want it back objected to it. So a d

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Remember, in answering this particular question I will answer just as a member. The elections are run by an independent election committee that is set up. If I were going to run—which I am not, I never have run, and never would—I would be allowed to have my name placed before t

Citizenship and Immigration committee  The next general meeting, I believe, will be after our elections, which are in June.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Sir, I can tell you that campaigning for CSIC is, with all respect, sir, certainly much cheaper, much more democratic, and much more open in terms of communication to everyone than is being a member of Parliament, as you are. We do have free advertising on our website. Each name

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I'm not sure I understand the question, sir.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Well, the answer, sir, is yes. What happens is if I wish to contact another member, there are two ways. First of all, we have a membership list on the website. You can go to that. You'll get the name. Then you can send an e-mail through our system to that person with a request th

Citizenship and Immigration committee  To belong to CSIC, I believe--and I could stand corrected, Mr. Chair--it would be around $4,000 or $5,000.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I apologize. Actually I paid two fees, for my wife and me.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Honourable members of the standing committee, ladies and gentlemen, I'm hopeful that my comments will reflect an attitude that comes from wanting the very best for CSIC and for the Canadian consumer of immigration services. Let me first introduce myself. My ancestors came to th