Thank you, Madam Chair.
I'd like to take this opportunity to thank the witnesses participating in today's meeting. We will benefit from their expertise as we draft this report and make our recommendations. I thank them very much.
I'd like to ask a question to Mr. Meurrens, who is an immigration lawyer.
I'm going to hypothesize. Is it possible that underfunding of IRCC offices that have to process applications is resulting in faster and less thorough processing of applications?
Let's take the example of an officer working in an understaffed IRCC office. If they see the caseload growing every day, could that influence their decisions? The decision to refuse an application may be made quickly, while the decision to accept one may take longer.
Could understaffing be part of the problem?