We want the people who process the applications to have the time to do it the right way, so they can afford to ask for clarification before sending a denial letter.
It would also help employers who are reluctant to use workers from the Maghreb, for example, rather than from France. If it takes four more months to bring someone from the Maghreb, employers will still turn to France, even if it may prove less advantageous for all sorts of reasons, such as attractiveness, the situation relative to the eurozone, and so on.
You are right, Mr. Drouin. Young francophones are in Africa. They are increasingly educated and they are eager to come to Canada. This is why an increase in resources would allow those responsible for processing applications to have more time to do their work properly.
Also, when Canadian consular services provide information sessions, they could warn people against charlatans and explain who the authorized representatives are. When such a warning comes from someone standing beside the Canadian flag, in other words, from the government of the country where the applicants want to go, they certainly listen very carefully.
It may seem that I am looking out for my own interests, since I am a lawyer, but my practice is governed by a code of ethics, not by what my second cousin did in 1992 when he came to Canada.