Mr. Chair, we have places where, due to either man-made and/or natural disasters, the citizenship and immigration department has expedited family cases of individuals--after the tsunami, after Pakistan, certainly after Lebanon. There is strife right now in Lebanon. What I want to do is ask that we pass this motion that if there are people in the queue who are affected in Lebanon, and especially in the north part where all the strife is taking place, we ask the ministry to expedite their cases, once their health as well as the background checks have been done, and put them at the front of the line in order to unite them with their families in Canada, especially in Lebanon where there are difficulties right now.
On June 7th, 2007. See this statement in context.