Sometimes an even sadder situation is when the family is trying to come here to see the family member for the last time, and after they get the visa they end up going to the funeral.
I guess to answer the first question first—what we can do—I think as you mentioned, rather than looking at the individual applicant, at the sponsor, maybe look at all of those things in the context of the principles we're talking about. One of the core principles under section 3 is family reunification. I think that principle should apply to the application of visitor visas as well.
I would still go back to how you change the mindset of visa officers. How do you train them better to acknowledge that you can have a dual intention, because that is allowed? You can have the intention of wanting to come to Canada permanently and still want to come and visit in the meantime.
I think in terms of how to make sure people leave...I'm not sure I have a response, but I know a committee is looking at studying a way of tracking exit. Maybe we should start tracking that first before we decide whether there's a need for that, because this is all a cost. Having an appeal is a cost. Having an MP dealing with these visa requests is a cost too.