Mr. Speaker, in June 1999 Gaetano Amodeo and his wife submitted an application for permanent residency.
Officials from the department stated that 23 months is the average one can expect to wait to receive permanent residency. Mrs. Amodeo's application was approved twice as fast as would normally be the case. Given all the problems with this file, why was Mrs. Amodeo's application put on a fast track for approval?