I agree with you completely with respect to your request and I believe that we should be able to answer favourably, given the will of the new government that was elected in January and its desire to show more openness on this issue.
Even if a motion is tabled, the government still has the freedom and discretion to do what it wishes. I believe that our minister, our elected minister, the head of Citizenship and Immigration, could be very receptive to your request.
I would like to make a comment that ties into what Ms. Faille said earlier. I come from the Laurentians, a region north of Montreal. It is a beautiful region that attracts many business people from abroad. We therefore welcome people from countries whose citizens must obtain a visa in order to come to Canada.
Once settled in Canada, these people want their families, located in their home countries, to visit them here. However, according to what you were saying with respect to a certain country, family members often face hurdles due to the fact that there are no embassies in their vicinity. These hurdles make planning to go and visit a son and daughter-in-law who already have grandchildren that they cannot see grow up, very cumbersome. The human face of the issue affects me greatly.
I said what I wanted to say on this subject. I do not know if anyone else would like to add their comments.