As I stated in my speech, when we look at all of the provisions that are already in place, we would have to come to the conclusion that equity, fairness and compassion are parts of the system which not only allow out of status people to remain here, not only provide for a time period to go through the processes to get to the approval in principle, but also allow for discussion to take place between two departments that are involved in the process to ensure that in those cases that require some compassion and equity, discretion will be exercised appropriately.
Comme je l'ai indiqué dans mon discours, en examinant les dispositions déjà en vigueur, on se rend compte que l'équité, la justice et la compassion font déjà partie intégrante du système. Celui-ci permet aux personnes sans statut de demeurer ici, garantit un délai pour l'obtention de l'approbation de principe et permet les discussions entre deux ministères touchés afin que, dans les cas qui exigent de la compassion et de l'équité, on exerce le pouvoir discrétionnaire de manière appropriée.
