My worry would be that the questions aren't being asked appropriately. I don't know whether the onus is on the applicant. It's a Canadian citizen trying to sponsor a parent, a grandparent, or a spouse, and they're attempting in good faith to do that. I'm wondering where the problem is. This is a problem with wait times. If I'm rejected and then I have to appeal, and the appeal procedure takes a considerable time, this is a concern. Your appeals have gone up significantly since 2002, and we don't have infinite resources.
I would like to say that my thoughts of efficiencies are not so much on cases brought in and cases resolved. My concept of efficiency goes beyond the appeal division to the whole system. I am concerned with how well we are doing at processing people from the time they apply until an ultimate decision is made in Federal Court. I would like some statistics. When I was on veterans, we got the Veterans Review and Appeal Board statistics on how many appeals were allowed or dismissed. It would be helpful if we could get some numbers.