Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  I did, because the first question was related to immigration. I believe you're talking about the Refugee Appeal Division, which has yet to be implemented, but which is in the act. The short answer to whether or not that would be an effective means of dealing with this is yes an

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  I wasn't clear on your first question. In your reference to the number of directors, what did you mean by “directors”?

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Are you talking about refugee cases?

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  There's a well-known shortage of refugee board members right now, which is another problem. Not enough are being appointed to keep up with the attrition. I don't know what the exact numbers are, but they're a fair percentage short of where they should be. You asked whether the p

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Thank you. I also agree with the other recommendations that are set out in the One Free World International brief. One of them that I'll mention specifically is that I think the board needs to use some discretion when they're deciding which board members and which interpreters t

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. My name is Chantal Desloges. I am a lawyer who specializes exclusively in immigration and refugee matters. I have 14 years of experience in immigration and refugee work, and I'm a certified specialist by the Law Society of Upper Canada in both immigration a