The other overlap I see is that today we're talking about refugees, but other days we talk about immigration and we all agree Canada needs more people. I keep saying that when I get old I want someone to pay taxes and look after me. My wife and I have replaced ourselves, but not every Canadian appears to be doing that.
I'll just make up this example to make my point. A Portuguese drywaller applies to be a refugee in Canada and we go through this five-year process to determine whether or not he's actually a refugee. We decide he's not and send him home. In the meantime, we have this incredible shortage of drywallers in Canada. I appreciate that refugee policy is not based on the economic needs of Canada; it's based on the other end. What I sense is that the system in Canada, both on immigration and refugees, is constructed to keep people out. It's like a dam that holds back the river and we control the flow. The irony to me is that at a time when we actually need people, we have all these complex and expensive systems to figure out ways to keep them out.
I wonder if anyone can comment on that.