Thank you, minister. We look forward to receiving your response, I believe, in a couple of weeks. I hope I will not have retired by then. Let me ask you another question about the same issue.

When we visited employers and workers, we heard complaints from all sides. The system doesn’t seem to work for either the workers or the employers, particularly the closed work permit. It creates a context for abuse. It also limits employers from moving employees to other locations of work because the work permit ties them to a specific location in a specific wage category.

Instead, we have proposed that you consider phasing out closed work permits over the next three years and providing —

I think I understood the question.

Senator, that is an important observation. I think we can all agree that moving to open work permits would not necessarily solve the abuse, but I agree that closed work permits, in some cases, create the conditions where abuse thrives.

There are many ways to get rid of the abuse. I don’t know if regional or open work permits are the solution, but they are a solution. It’s something that we’re very open to studying, but we have to ensure we get it right. I think that’s the ultimate objective in this. My open work permit program that helps people who have suffered abuse is one of those ways to reach there, but it isn’t working as effectively.