Thank you very much.
Before I start, I want to make one correction. I don't want to appear under false pretenses. I am not a former member of the Immigration and Refugee Board. I am a former member of the advisory panel to the Immigration and Refugee Board.
The panel was the panel that Mr. Harrison alluded to as part of the selection process. Our committee was the committee that reviewed applications and test results and determined which candidates for membership on the Immigration and Refugee Board went forward for interviews and further processing.
The advisory panel consisted of between five and six members of the community. We were selected by the chair of the Immigration and Refugee Board, Mr. Fleury.
We consisted of a social worker from Vancouver, a law professor from Calgary, a lawyer from Ottawa, a retired public servant from Ottawa who specialized in human resources, and me, a refugee lawyer from St. John's, Newfoundland. At one point, we also had another member who was a lawyer from Toronto and specialized in administrative tribunal matters. Mr. Fleury was also an ex-officio member of the panel.
As I said, our job was to review the applications that people made for consideration for appointment to the Immigration and Refugee Board.
I see a light flashing here. Does it mean you have to leave for your vote?