Citizenship and Immigration committee  You just have to look at the workload. Let's go back to the workload, because this is what we're here for. The work is coming in--3,500 applications a day--and there are so many bodies--

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I'll go back to the point we're trying to make here, which is the workload. The workload is there, it keeps coming in, and we want enough staff to meet the needs of that workload. I'll make it very clear. We are not against hiring term people. It doesn't matter if they're on contract.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Well, you know what--

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I'm here to ensure that the same thing doesn't happen year after year, as this government has been doing. It is allowing backlogs and not allowing the claims of immigrants to enter in a timely manner. That's what we're here for. It is to fight for the new immigrants who are coming into this country.