It would not give the minister that authority, insofar as it is inconsistent with the overall objectives of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, which, for one, requires the government to ensure that the immigration program supports economic competitiveness and family reunification, and that it also provides protection to those in need. The minister also talked about the potential to use the instruction process as a way to attach priority processing to certain groups, as indeed is our intention with respect to those occupations.
On April 28th, 2008. See this statement in context.