Citizenship and Immigration committee  I think we already mentioned the idea of retraining and re-educating the labour force we have. We also mentioned the idea of having access to information. I also mentioned the idea of a number of Colombians and Indians coming to this wonderful province and having the chance to develop new organizations, new businesses, but having to go away because they have no information and no access to resources, not because the resources are not there.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  There's another source of income now. I'm a business consultant--that's my background in my country--so I'm eager to see new business. More Newfoundlanders are coming back home, and they're bringing their spouses and they're bringing their siblings; they're building houses and they're building complexes.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I was in Colombia.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes, I am.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  My wife was a personal volunteer, and we helped somebody in our country. We ended up threatened by one of the five illegal organizations down there. We applied for refugee status in Canada and we were denied four times. We applied a fifth time. Some change occurred in the embassy, and they saw our case and accepted us as refugees.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  The funny part about it is that I didn't know I applied on humanitarian and compassionate grounds. There was one person inside the Canadian embassy, not an official but a lawyer—

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I'm sorry to intervene in this way. In my Colombian experience, and from several countries, I don't understand how Canada is allowing something that in Colombia we call the monkey, which is including something that doesn't belong to an act, to be in there to be approved. That's a risk.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you very much. As Donna already mentioned, I'm originally from Colombia. I've been here in Canada, particularly in Newfoundland, for six years and 22 days. I don't want to move to Alberta. I want to stay in Newfoundland and see my family grow. First and foremost, I would like to thank Canada for the opportunity to be alive.