Madam Speaker, I am not about to give any performance ratings, if that is indeed what the hon. member was asking for.
From what I know of immigration, I would say that at first it seemed a lot was being done to impress the public. The government said it was open and that it was going to really change things. In practice, however, it seems that things are more or less “business as usual”. There seems to be a gap between what the government says in public and what it actually does.
The day after tomorrow, the members of the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration will be meeting with senior officials from Citizenship and Immigration Canada for further clarification. I realize they are dealing with some major challenges and that they are very dedicated and very competent, but I think that, in terms of policy, the government could give clearer directions and allow those officials greater latitude. Thus, they could start walking the talk, and this would also ensure that the enthusiasm and desire to do things quickly and correctly, so evident immediately after the earthquake, would still be present after all this time.
This comes back to what I was saying at the beginning of my speech: unfortunately, over time, we have a tendency to forget, but we must not forget that Haiti stills needs our support.