Iqra Khalid at the Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics Committee

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. White and Associate Dean Francoli.

I'll be very brief with my question. I have asked other witnesses this.

We heard, in this committee, that the majority of ATI requests are individual file-based—within the immigration department, for example, or others where there are concerns related to individual claimants, etc.

Associate Dean Francoli, I want to know this: How do you think that impacts the overall functioning of the ATI system? Does it take away from the function of ATI when there are thousands upon thousands of claims filed? Does that impede access to information for people who may actually need that access?