Minister, you said your department has decreased the length of time that it takes to process applications and yet you might have succeeded in the skilled work categories. Let me also present to you, sir, that in the family class your record is dismal. For children it has gone up by 20%, and spousal sponsorship applications have gone up by 37%. In Sri Lanka alone, children's sponsorship has gone up by 268%, from 16 months to 43 months. You are keeping parents away from their children. Worldwide, it has gone up from 10 to 12 months. Spousal sponsorship with Sri Lanka has gone up by 66%, from nine months to 15 months, and in some cases they're waiting up to three years because there are second, third, and fourth interviews from your department and CBSA on background checks. Worldwide, it's gone up by 38%.
Although you're saying you're reducing service levels, in Sri Lanka you're failing. Minister, is it because your department and your government have a view that if you're a Tamil you're a Tiger, you're a terrorist?