Good afternoon, gentlemen, thank you for being here with us.
When you learned about the tragedy in Haiti, Quebeckers have been enormously generous, as have the rest of Canadians. A lot of Quebeckers of Haitian origin went to lend a hand on the ground. The Haitian diaspora all over the world showed great solidarity with the people of its homeland. That is to your great honour.
You said earlier that you would like to see Canada grant automatic permanent residence on humanitarian grounds in the case of nationals who are here now. Could you tell us the number of Haitians in Canada that this represents?
And last, officials have told us that by the end of April all cases relating to Haiti will be settled. I am a little stupefied. This is April 27 today and the end of the month is approaching. There were 3,000 applications before the earthquake, and since then there have been 2,000 more. You say that in the first quarter, there is a difference of nine cases processed as compared to last year. Do you think the statement by the officials is strictly speaking realistic?