You just raised the issue of immigration consultants, who are ultimately not governed by any rules. It's the wild west, and there's a lot of exploitation of people who are completely vulnerable. There are outright networks that are set up. So, even if we want to intervene, if false information has been provided by the consultant, we're left high and dry, and it becomes difficult to act.
However, the fact remains that the issue of delays is of great interest to me, because I think it could really be a game changer, as my friends on this side of the Ottawa River say. Often, the context can change. If a person makes an asylum claim, which is processed four years later, perhaps the problematic situation that led them to flee their country no longer exists. Conversely, a person may no longer be able to return to their country since they arrived, because the context has changed.
Doesn't that clearly show the relevance of asking the federal government to make investments to quickly and radically reduce processing times for asylum claims?