Actually, that's a very good question.
The answer to that is that if you ask UNHCR, they will tell you the numbers of refugees waiting for countries to accept them. If Canada were to open the doors, I guarantee you that the numbers would be a lot higher than that. The question is, to be honest with you--and this is the experience of Canadians who would even sponsor their families here--Canada is really lacking in reacting and trying to accommodate people. When people sponsor their families.... I know of a member who tried to sponsor their parents, and it took two and a half years.
Actually, a lot of Iraqis...and I don't know if this is true, as I'm talking of Mandaeans, but I'm sure it's the situation with other Iraqis. Canadians unfortunately are closing the doors on them. They are not listening to them. They are not really accepting them, because of what they hear. So what I urge the committee is to ask the UNHCR and see how many...because I can tell you there are thousands of Mandaeans waiting for countries like Canada to take them.