The backlogs are also causing officers to sometimes not process files of deserving individuals who are fleeing countries with horrible human rights records. I'm thinking of the country of Iran. I think you're very familiar with it. I have lots of Kurdish friends from Rojhelat. I file lots of access to information requests on their behalf for their files. You've said before that Canada has laid the red carpet for embezzlers like Khavari and torturers like the ex-police chief of Talaei. We're also refusing 70% of Iranian students and imposing sanctions on persons and entities with no interest in Canadians. I think I saw this on your LinkedIn, and I liked it so much that I kept it. I entirely agree with you.
What more do you think Canada could do to make sure these types of individuals aren't allowed to come to Canada, and that we do right by Canadians with Iranian heritage, with Kurdish heritage, who see this going on? I get messages almost every week from people telling me so-and-so from Sanandaj or Mahabad or Kermanshah is being allowed into the country, but they have links to the regime. They're intimidating people once they get here, or intimidating the families who are back in their countries of origin. These people don't feel safe in Canada, the country they call home.