Citizenship and Immigration committee  Oftentimes there are assumptions or myths about migration or about refugees.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Typical ones are that—

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes. Thank you very much. Technically, neither of the two global compacts would be ratified in the sense of requiring a legislative act, because they're not international treaties, but in terms of the degree to which Canada already lives up to the commitments, the aspirations an

Citizenship and Immigration committee  No problem.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Would you like me to address that?

Citizenship and Immigration committee  There is no requirement for Canada to make any changes as a result of the global compact on migration—none. There is no requirement.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I'll speak only to the global compact for migration, not to the global compact for refugees. In the migration context, the expectation is that there will be a review forum once every four years, but that the kind of review will be determined by the member states, so it would be—

Citizenship and Immigration committee  The compact is explicit that it is not legally binding and that one of the guiding principles throughout its operation—as was said by my colleague, Ida, from ACT Alliance—is that it takes full account of the sovereignty of states to determine their own national migration policies

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. It's a pleasure to be with you this afternoon, and thank you very much for the opportunity to present in front of the committee today. I very much welcome your inquiry into these questions, and I am delighted on behalf of the International Organiz