Thank you.
[Ramadan mubarak, Imam Badat.]
Imam Badat, I totally agree with you that the Harper government complicated the process, and it was terrible. Since 2015 the government in power has reformed it—and I could give you some examples—by reducing the unification time between spouses for up to 12 months and continuing, but COVID complicated the issue.
I understand your pain, because I have a lot of Muslim communities in my riding. Mind you, when we put doubt in the mind of the agent, he has to go further in the applications. Honestly speaking, in my riding we found a couple of marriages that were fake. When this comes to the minds of the staff, they have to verify for security whether there was some terrorist activity beyond that.
However, in order to come to a point to solve this issue, I will request you, if it's possible, to submit to this committee in writing what your concerns are and recommendations to solve this and clarify a way to continue our efforts in solving this problem.
Thank you.