There is no question there were witnesses called on the overall refugee issues, and that was a perspective it's coming from. But we're dealing with a specific piece of legislation, a private member's bill that just came through the House. It may or may not have necessarily made it to the House, but it's here before the committee now, and I'm not taking away from any of the witnesses that were called. Certainly, their testimony could be incorporated.
But far be it from me or from anyone to say that you can't call some witnesses who may give a different perspective or have a different point of view on this issue, particularly when we've taken all the time we've taken, for instance, as we have on the lost Canadians. No one has been barred from testifying on that issue. We've gone the extra mile. We've incorporated four meetings, a great number of witnesses, and have been as cautious as one can be when we're dealing with something as significant as we are here.
I know that somewhere along the way there was some potential raised that we may want to streamline the operation of the Refugee Appeal Division and how the cases are handled, even by one of the former critics of this committee. There may be ways—I'll finish, and then you can make your comments—to improve upon the refugee process within the implementation of RAD. If we're going to implement it, let's not be short-sighted about it. There may be a way we can do it that is good for everyone in this room, refugees in particular, and it can be an enhancement to the system.
I don't think we necessarily want to—I'm getting there—not allow witnesses who would bring that perspective to the table. Certainly not too many, but I'm thinking of at least two or maybe three witnesses who could be brought before the committee to look beyond just where the bill is with the potential for constructive amendments perhaps. If we don't go there, that's fair enough, but I don't think we should take it away from this committee. I know it has not been implemented for some time, and I know that a number of ministers have not gone that way, but there may be a place where we can actually make things work better.
I know we're looking at the lost Canadians.