I completely understand.
However, I feel it is important to point out that it is not enough to consult the employee list and to read their title to find out how many of them are specifically in charge of security. Some people's title is purely consular, but we know very well that they perform functions that far exceed the consular aspect.
The committee was totally shocked to learn that VFS Global, a company in charge of visa applications in China, is not only receiving upstream Chinese funding, but that it also deals with a subcontractor downstream on the ground. You even went as far as to say that the company was an entry point for Chinese cyber spies.
The committee was also shocked to learn, after questioning various Canadian security agencies about Nuctech and VFS Global, that no security screening on those two companies had been carried out. The federal government seems to have gotten mixed up. The left hand does not seem to know what the right hand is doing. There appears to be no political will to carry out this kind of screening. As a result, no screening was done.
Is that kind of an outcome not very concerning and should it not make us tighten up the screening measures for businesses we deal with?