Losing Your Place in the Immigration Queue

I read this news story a couple of weeks back:
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/news/line+Potential+immigrants+have+lost+their+place+queue+tell+their+stories/6937506/story.html

So, the big question in my mind was if the individuals interviewed in this article were representative of what's really going on, you know?

Do you know anyone who's been waiting for years to come to Canada? Do you know anyone who was moved to the back of this "line" and has to now start the whole process over again? Has this happened to you?

Please share any information and stories in the comments.

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