I see there are ads being put out by your department that don't really tell the whole truth. They say the information will be published, etc., but they don't say that the Charter of Rights wouldn't really impact on cases that are outside Canada. The backlog really doesn't have a lot to do with the student visa work permits. There's no backlog there, so why change the “shall” to “may” and deny them the right to a visa, even if the applicants meet all criteria? What does that have to do with the backlog?
On April 28th, 2008. See this statement in context.