Yes, we've had some discussions, and the answers sometimes surprise us. Ms. Meggs just cited some examples of reasons for refusal, such as failing to show a willingness to leave the country at the end of one's studies, whereas we're trying to retain these students.
In some cases, Quebec government scholarship holders are told they haven't shown that they're financially capable of studying in Canada. The responses we get are a bit surprising.
Ms. Meggs said that coincided with the introduction of the Chinook system, but we've experienced those kinds of problems before. Moreover, the system definitely hasn't facilitated or improved matters.
It's hard to find valid reasons for refusal. We think it should also be noted that there are differences depending on processing centres.
The answers we get are quite hard to understand and aren't very clear. They suggest that there's been no in-depth system analysis. However, what we want is that they take the trouble to look at all the steps.
As Ms. Meggs said, even if people have all the good will in the world, the statistics speak for themselves and reveal an unacceptable result.