Thank you, Chair.
I'm very pleased that we're able to talk about this situation today, primarily because less than two weeks ago I received the case of a woman in my riding who is wrangled up in the challenges of the adoption process, the naturalization process. I won't go into too many details of her specific case, but they've given rise to a number of concerns.
First of all, in the case of adoption through New Delhi, the New Delhi high commission is talking about a 59-month delay for treatment in the naturalization process. This is not through the adoption process but through the naturalization process. This woman has been legal guardian for a year, and she wanted to bring her nieces over because the kids are orphans.
A 59-month delay to bring over orphans for whom you have legal guardianship seems to be a little excessive, but it doesn't fall into the priority of dependent children and spouses. I'd just like to hear from you guys why we've allowed it to be that long and what the reasons are behind the 59-month delay.