Thank you for the question.
I think the process could be improved in various ways.
For example, in terms of employment, you could make sure that all the red tape is eliminated so that people are more active and constructive in Canada, rather than constantly being in the process of trying to obtain permits if they want to contribute to the country.
That costs businesses money. They have to make sacrifices. After a certain amount of time, they aren't interested anymore, and after that, the individuals are no longer productive. If people could have permits valid for a longer period of time, for a year and a half or two years, for example, instead of six months, that would give them time to work.
Health care permits are issued to each family member individually, and the validity period is different for each. So people have to take different steps for the entire family. A family permit could be issued that would be valid longer.
There is one very important aspect. I am referring to these 4,000 people with respect and fairness. In fact, since 2004, these people have worked and done everything they can. They continue to be involved and engaged. Out of respect for the Haitian community that Canada and Quebec have been growing since the early 1950s and 1960s and that is involved in its development, something needs to be done to regularize the situation of these people. In fact, the entire world witnessed what happened in Haiti. People around the world came—