I have a quick comment with respect to the backlog.
I was surprised to hear that in the last year Canada issued, with incredible speed, over 130,000 work authorizations for temporary workers. Yet we're unable to process members of the family class with the same celerity.
My comment to the committee is that the government has its priorities wrong. Family reunification has been a pillar of our immigration policies throughout the years I've lived in Canada. As a person living in this country, I'm concerned about this shift.