Thank you, Mr. Chair, and thank you to the witnesses.
I want to start with this because this conditional permanent resident provision is one that the opposition raises all the time. It seems like they're trying to send the message that abused women in that kind of situation are fearful to not get out. They are fearful that they may lose their status if they come out and report it.
Of course, this is a very sensitive issue. All parties and all members are united in that we do not believe that there should be any family violence in those circumstances. My understanding is that some guidelines have been developed to assist officers in processing those kinds of applications, where they can go with exceptions based on abuse or neglect, and they can handle the sensitive information related to that. Can you elaborate on that?