Citizenship and Immigration committee  It's not me. It's in the second round.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you, Chair. I would like to thank both the witnesses for their courage and for coming out today and providing their important testimony. Witness 1, you mentioned briefly in your comments the Scandinavian countries. Do these countries have any programs for LGBT refugee re

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I understand that you were involved in some of the deliberations around the global compact on migration. Can you please discuss some of the measures included in the compact designed to encourage safe and legal immigration?

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Are there any legislative or regulatory changes that Canada should consider to discourage irregular migration?

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you, Chair. Thank you, Ms. Bond, for your testimony, and thank you for all the work you have done. We have heard from some of our previous witnesses in regard to the study about the relationship between the legal and the irregular migration channels, and how cutting down

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Resettlement is not always an answer with high numbers of IDPs and refugees, we have heard. What do you think? Can Canada take some measures other than resettlement?

Citizenship and Immigration committee  What measures can Canada take other than resettlement to help the increasing number of refugees and IDPs?

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Sometimes it's—

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Have you done any studies on what is motivating the crossers? Is it the economic background or is it some other reason? What are the factors driving more migration?

Citizenship and Immigration committee  In our last few meetings, we have heard from some witnesses about the relationship between the legal and illegal immigration channels and how eliminating legal channels can drive migrants to use the illegal routes. For example, when Spain eliminated the seasonal work visa for Afr

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you, Chair. Thank you for coming today and sharing information about the programs you are doing in the European community. We have seen that as of 2015, Europe has faced the biggest wave of mass immigration since the Second World War, and the peak in migrant numbers was o

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you, Chair, and I would like to thank both the witnesses for their presentations today as we go through our study. My first question is for Ms. Atak. You have spoken about how negative public policy can drive a culture of suspicion among asylum seekers and refugees, and yo

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you. Regarding the use of the designated country of origin, DCO, you talked about designated foreign nationals today and how this classification can divert people from legal asylum channels. We also heard in our last meeting on Tuesday about how policy changes can influenc

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Do you think that giving them more time to file their claims would help?

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you. My next question is for Ms. Bilak. On your web page you have shown a global picture of internal displacement, and natural disaster looks to be a widespread trend driving migration. How important is climate change as a driver for displacement? Is there an awareness of