If you want to be able to trigger our immigration systems, for example, it's easier to do it with a name and a date of birth than it is with an affiliation that may or may not appear on somebody's passport.
October 24th, 2024 / 4:25 p.m.
Assistant Deputy Minister, Europe, Middle East and Arctic Branch , Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development
If you want to be able to trigger our immigration systems, for example, it's easier to do it with a name and a date of birth than it is with an affiliation that may or may not appear on somebody's passport.
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