Thank you, Madam Chair.
Thank you to all the witnesses for appearing before us on this very important study.
I'm going to start with some questions for Mr. Allos, and they may take up all of my time.
Could you share a bit about the impact of backlogs on private sponsoring organizations? We've heard about delays of three years or more. I would imagine that when you have a community group that establishes a relationship with a family, that family is in a fragile or dangerous situation, and then they have to wait years, trying to maintain contact while they wait for the application to be processed. I imagine that can be a very difficult and stressful experience on both sides.
Could you share a bit more about what you've been hearing from different organizations that are involved in sponsorship?