Thank you for the question.
Absolutely, we should have a standing body that has the authority from the central government to respond very rapidly.
One of the challenges we found in this crisis and a number of the other ones you mentioned is that IRCC also has to rely on its partners within Global Affairs and within Public Safety, so it's really an interdepartmental effort, which is why I proposed the standing cabinet committee so that every minister who is needed to make a very quick political decision is at the table. This committee should also have working groups with experts, regional experts, immigration experts and national security experts who can advise on a moment's notice on any tricky issue so there isn't that coordination issue that we've seen in the past.
This committee should also be given earmarked resources so that it's not straining IRCC officers and staff, on whom there are already currently many demands. It should have separate staff and it should have separate resources that are earmarked.