Good afternoon, everybody. I call this meeting to order.
Welcome to meeting number 39 of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration. Today we will continue our study on application backlogs and processing times.
I would like to welcome our witnesses who are appearing before our committee today.
We are joined by Yves-Gérard Méhou-Loko, vice-president, and also Alain Dupuis, director general, for the Fédération des communautés francophones et acadienne du Canada. Our second witness is Mr. Peter Bhatti, chairman, International Christian Voice. Our third witness for today is Shelley Gilbert, coordinator, social work services, representing Legal Assistance of Windsor.
Welcome to all the witnesses. You will have five minutes for your opening remarks.
We will start with Mr. Méhou-Loko, representing Fédération des communautés francophones et acadienne du Canada.
The floor is yours. You have five minutes for your opening remarks.