Well, yes, I discovered paragraph 117(9)(d) of the Immigration Act regulations, and I've also learned a little bit about this issue. I guess I would note that while I'm extraordinarily sympathetic to the need to find ways to reunite families, the problem is that we're talking about people who in the first instance didn't tell the truth about their family situations. Now the people who got to Canada under, in a way, false pretenses are hoping to be reunited with their families. But the rules are quite clear: if you misrepresent your family situation, there is a lifetime ban in terms of reuniting that family. I also know that this has been upheld by the courts.
All of that said, I understand how awful it is for people in that situation. I'm not averse to hearing from people and hearing some arguments on this issue, but in the end, the balance we always have to strike is the balance between compassion and fairness and ensuring that the integrity of the system is respected. If we allow people to not tell the truth about their situation, with impunity, then I would say that all of a sudden you're going to have a problem. People will take advantage of that.
So you always have this balance, and it's not a simple thing to find exactly where that balance is.