I think that your "reality check" comment totally defeats the purpose of our group. People follow the group for rays of informations/comments to ensure them that they are not alone in this quest and that their dream of PR is somehow achievable.
CIC has been shown to be totally unpredictable, going against the most positive predictions and reaching the 453 much earlier than expected. We (430's range people) did not enter the pool to keep low expectations, and think "realistically"(negatively) that we will never have a fair chance. Furthermore, we did not start to follow this group because its called "real expectations", we follow it because somehow we feel united with people that share the same frustrations, anxieties, and dreams. Thus, contributing to create little rays of hope in each others life.
Keep the hope alive people!!!! We are in majority, people with skills, knowledge,and faith to turn the Canadian dream achievable. There are many different doors, and each one of them opens and closes at different times. We just have to persevere and not get distracted by negative news!
Hence......FOCUS AND KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE PRIZE EVERYONE!!!!!