"Liberals have scrapped the old first-come, first-serve system that had raised concerns over people paying to be at the front of that line."

well now they'd know all about that, wouldn't they? $1,500 gets you tot he front of the line with Justin Trudeau.

And this solution is silly. A first come first served system makes much more sense because, unlike a random lottery, it guarantees that your application will eventually be processed, even if it takes years to get to the head of the line. All they had to do was require that applications be sent by Canada Post and that the Canada Post time stamp on the envelope be used to establish  your position in the line - if Canada Post is good enough for the courts it should be good enough for the immigration department..