Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I am going to come back to the temporary foreign worker program.
Ms. Tummon, in your answer regarding processing times for LMIA applications and the reasons behind those times, you said that you had to have discussions with Quebec, more specifically. That is so true that we believe it would be much simpler if Quebec managed the program, which is currently managed by Ottawa, because the processing times are inexplicable.
In the food and beverage sector, for example, there is something like a 25 per cent labour shortage. Eleven associations have joined together to propose concrete short-term solutions. They are asking that you sit down with them and look at long-term solutions.
What is the explanation for the inability to meet the needs of industries hit by the labour shortage in a timely manner?
There may be all sorts of explanations, and it may be that the shortage will fade over time, but at present, this is hurting industries and businesses.
What can you tell us about processing times?
How can we speed the process up?