From the point of view of the Canadian Council for Refugees, we would not support all those recommendations, and there are other things that we think are critical.
I would highlight that the implementation of the refugee appeal division has been an urgent call from the refugee advocacy community since the current system came into place in the 1980s. You, as parliamentarians, have a responsibility to make sure that people who need Canada's protection are not sent back to persecution. You should therefore feel personally responsible for ensuring that the system meets its obligations, and that Canada meets its obligations, not to refoulerefugees. We're here today to urge you to make that a priority.
There are other problems in the system. The appointments to the Immigration and Refugee Board are also a priority. Before any legislation is tabled for further reforms, we would very much like to discuss that with the government. We have many suggestions to make, and we are bemused, confused, that the government has failed and the minister has declined to have any conversation with the refugee advocacy community. We cannot understand how one can expect to have good legislation come forward when you don't make use of the communities of expertise that are out there.