We're seeing, MP MacGregor, an unprecedented volume of people who want to come to Canada. It's not a right, it's a privilege. For those who successfully go through the comprehensive screening process, for whatever reason they're coming to Canada, whether it's just a visit or to become a permanent resident and eventually a Canadian citizen, they do have to go through these processes, and we take them quite seriously.
This is a service delivery ministry, and when things go slowly, it's frustrating. When we're not in current processing time, it's frustrating. I can act sometimes in my role to see what's going on in individual files. Indeed, with your interactions with my team, you've seen that we're quite responsive.
However, the one thing we won't compromise on is the security checks. We will never get involved in fettering or waiving the work of our trained professionals to screen these people. They have limited resources, and when there are limited resources and there is the volume that we're seeing, it does take time. It's immensely frustrating for people who perhaps have no issues with their files, but I really can't fetter the discretion of our well-trained agents.