Citizenship and Immigration committee  Let me preface this by saying that the organization I'm in does not deal directly with refugees but rather with Canadians in cross-border relationships, so this is not my area of expertise. I think the Canadian government's laws protecting LGBT men and women are pretty good. I

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Sorry. You were cutting in and out a little bit. Could you briefly repeat the questions?

Citizenship and Immigration committee  My short answer is yes to all three. Internally displaced people are a huge issue I'm seeing. Yes, more funding is needed, and yes, there should be a special category.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I'd be glad to answer. LEGIT has helped literally thousands of people since 1992, when we were founded. Our job is to get between... currently smaller numbers, but we've had up to 80 people in Vancouver each month. Of these thousands of people, we have had one case where it was

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Absolutely, there's more capacity. There's a lot of interest. In fact, I'm involved with a group, and we're just gathering people to sponsor a couple. That's what we look to do. I know that Rainbow Refugees has been active for a number of years now, well over a decade. I know th

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you very much. Hello, my name is Janet Altshool. I'm a founding member of LEGIT, Canadian immigration for same-sex partners. LEGIT was the first organization in Canada to focus on same-sex immigration. Over the past 25 years we've assisted thousands of people and helped