Citizenship and Immigration committee  If we can make clear what we're studying, so that we're not discussing apples and oranges, what my colleague is advancing, and I have absolutely no problem with it, is that somewhere we have to find the processing variables for visitor visas in China and in India versus other parts of the world where no outside source is used to process the visitor visa application.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Mr. Chair—

Citizenship and Immigration committee  If it's possible, we should stay out of camera for 30 seconds. Since today we're not going to be dealing with the Iraqi report, I would ask that we either move or ask for consensus that this also be considered a prioritized item when we come back in September.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Is that what we're going to study?

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Mr. Chair, I would say put the question to the amendment.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  It's self-evident, Chair, and I would move that we--

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Before you accept the amendment, can I just say two things? I think what my honourable colleague is trying to say is that she wants to study the visitor visa process, because the thing this is referring to is the visitor visa process. In India, in order to apply for a visitor visa you go through a contract that we have with an office that takes all the visitor visas—a private company—and sends them to the posts, whether it be Chandigarh or New Delhi.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Chair, the processing times from Sri Lanka, especially for spouses and families, FC1 and FC2, which are parental and spousal applications, take anywhere from two to three years for spouses and anywhere from six to ten years for other family class applicants. The people are asked to go back and do secondary enhanced background checks, and then more and more background checks.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Mr. Chair, what is happening is similar to the previous motion we just passed. That area is one where hostilities do exist. We have been deporting people back to Sri Lanka who find themselves in severe danger. Until we can clearly signify that these people, when they are deported back, will not come into a danger zone—the same thing as not deporting anybody back to Afghanistan, Iraq, or other areas of trouble—I think it only merits that we should support this thing.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Mr. Chairman--

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I would humbly point out that this was taken up the last time the subcommittee met. Unfortunately, Mr. Telegdi wasn't there. I'm surprised that his assistant did not apprise him of it, but he was there.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I mean Mr. Komarnicki was not there.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Mr. Chair, I had an opportunity to listen to the minister when she was out west, regarding foreign credentials. She touted that this was the best thing since apple pie and ice cream. I then proceeded to phone the foreign credentials secretariat and I got what is called the Service Canada line.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Mr. Chair, I'd like to set the record straight.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  No, I'm answering Mr. Komarnicki's allegations. One, he wasn't there. Two, when I called, I identified myself, who I was, my credentials, and I asked for guidance.