Citizenship and Immigration committee  —based on the considerations of the government of the day.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  This gets stated again and again. Mr. Tilson, respectfully—

Citizenship and Immigration committee  —this has been stated in my opening comments. This is a non-binding instrument. It is not a treaty.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  It allows the Government of Canada to retain the sovereign right—

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I'm sorry. Can you say that again?

Citizenship and Immigration committee  The compact actually seeks ways to encourage safe, orderly and regular migration, in accordance with the rule of law, ensuring the safety and security of countries that receive migrants, and ensuring that every unique state has the sovereign right to control its borders in the wa

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I spoke about strengthening international co-operation and having not just the entire global community but also regional blocks of countries, and countries in a bilateral nature, sign and initiate agreements that support better management of migration. It talks about better data

Citizenship and Immigration committee  The compact on refugees specifically maintains the definition of a refugee that is in the 1951 convention, but it does provide, as does the other compact, the compact on migration, the frameworks and templates and opportunities to develop global best practices on which we can con

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I would ask, would the Conservatives propose that we step away from the table and not have any—

Citizenship and Immigration committee  When these conversations are taking place—

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I was quite clear that this is not a treaty. This is a non-binding instrument and we have an important role to play in having a voice at the table—

Citizenship and Immigration committee  —to ensure that we can help coordinate efforts by the global community to help address what is a pressing global challenge.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I'd be happy to allow one of my colleagues here to speak to the technical aspects of the safe third country agreement if they were able to do so, but again, from the Government of Canada's perspective we continue to monitor the situation in the United States. As you well know, we

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thanks for raising our privately sponsored refugee program. It's unique around the world. It's a global best practice. Wayne, in your riding, in Kootenay—Columbia, it's similar to where I come from in Fredericton, where groups are always eager to support vulnerable people around

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Our levels plan has been set now for the next three years, which already has seen a significant increase in the number of privately sponsored refugees who will land in Canada, year over year. I would suggest that we are a global leader when it comes to refugee resettlement. In