Mr. Speaker, this is the kind of game that does a disservice to the very portfolio the member tries to protect.
The member just said unless you change there will be pressure mounted to make the system change. I ask the member, who came to this country as a political refugee claimant, whether he wants a system amenable simply by pressure and tactics of a community, wherever they are, or does he believe there ought to be a system in place that allows for applications to be made and if there is a negative determination for the applicant to make another application?
Does the member know that under the Immigration Act I do not have the power or the authority to overturn a visitor visa application? The member ought to know that and play by the rules rather than create special rules for some people.