Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I'm not a member of the committee, but I'm glad I'm here today, because this is certainly an incredible tragedy. We have heard so much about this over the years and have felt greatly for the people. They have gone through so much and been abandoned, in some ways, by UNHCR. The CIC based a lot of their decisions on information that came from the UN. That has unfortunately left a lot of people stateless. There's no question about that. They are in a very vulnerable situation and in need of international protection.
I gather from all the arguments that were made--and I believe there is also consensus between all parties--that we do want to have a resolution to deal with this terrible humanitarian situation. But maybe the best and fastest way, as was mentioned by Mr. Mahoney, is for the minister to use ministerial discretion and grant these people the right to come to Canada.
Would it be helpful if we had a resolution, endorsed unanimously by the committee, to ask the minister to expedite this as soon as possible?