Let me add that we are very good at interdiction policies, at keeping people away from our shores. We are now also getting very good at not allowing sponsorship into Canada. I'm told there's now a four- to five-year wait for any sponsorship I submit. I am told to cut my numbers in half.
I have congregations phoning every day asking whether there are visa officer-referred cases they could help. The answer is no. It is deeply frustrating to us that we can't reach out to the world as we feel we should.