We all know that Bill C-50 and the amendments for IRPA are not going to have any effect on the backlog, other than it will decline in time, as you describe it, which is a good thing. It should never have become what it is, and it must decline. It will decline by attrition either because people die, they migrate to another country, or they give up. That's why we need to find out how many of those 925,000 are still good, intending applicant. That's not very difficult to do. It involves a letter and a licked envelope with a stamp on it, to find out whether 925,000 people are still interested in coming.
On May 12th, 2008. See this statement in context.