Sure. At this point it's taking about 20 or 21 months for a refugee claimant to have a first-level hearing at the IRB. That means someone who—as the minister quite eloquently said on Thursday—has scars on their back and is in desperate need of protection is handed the form to fill out and told to wait 20 months before their hearing is scheduled, at which point they would be approved.
With the new system, an individual who was in desperate need of protection would have the first-level hearing at the IRB within 45 days if they were from a designated country. For all others it would be within 60 days. That would allow them a much faster consideration of any claim and a much faster pathway toward permanent residency for those who are found to be in need of Canada's protection.