My advice is to try not to get too worked up about something that we can't change.
Our husbands/wives will all be here with us long before the canadian immigration system has been revamped & modernized.
The more we focus on the tiny details the harder it is going to be to wait.
I understand & agree that many of these things don't make any sense and in fairness we should at least have a competant way to follow the status of our process and feel confident that things are moving closer to "decision made".
I also know that if I spend too much time checking & checking & rechecking the status that 9 months - 1 year is going to feel like an eternity.
I know I have already waited more than 3 years to get married...so 1 more to be together is really not that long....Now....give it a few months & I may have something different to say.
Mart this is your 2nd time appying...are things much slower this time around compared to your first time applying.
I know its not easy for anyone...good luck to us all!
Sangria