Based upon my email request, I received an email from local MP office to visit their office & sign an authorization letter so that they can put an inquiry on my file !!
This is what I received from them:
"We will need you to come to the office in order to sign an authorization for us to make inquiries on your behalf.
We will need you to bring your documents from CIC (copy of your expired permit would be fine) and some ID-such as your passport or a copy of it.
The office can then make inquiries on your behalf to check on the status of your application.
If, as the notes appear to indicate, your application is still pending clearances of background and security checks, there is nothing an MP can do to expedite an application.
These are checks done by the Canadian government based on the information that was submitted by you.
The office is open Monday to Friday from 9-4 "