The thing is this. I agree that more can be done. In 1989 when the identical questions and concerns were raised, they wanted a fast system, with expeditious decision-making. Guess what delivered it? At that time, there was a federal budget to directly compensate the refugee lawyers in the process. An adequately resourced refugee bar delivers fast results. I'm waving a known flag. It is the equivalent of the unemployed immigration lawyer relief act.
The reality is that if you put what we have here under the government of the day—I think it was Flora MacDonald at the time—there was compensation that did not go through the provincial legal aid systems but went directly to the refugee lawyers themselves. Magical processing times ensued. If you are serious about faster processing times, contemplate resourcing an expeditious processing system by compensating the key component in the system, the refugee lawyer.