Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Firstly, thank you, Minister, for sharing your thoughts with us here today.
I'd like to build on the reference to other countries. We've heard that increased demands for passports is an issue in many countries around the world, and others are facing similar situations. According to The Guardian, the U.K. passport office is advising that passport wait times have tripled and clients should plan accordingly. According to ABC in Australia, officials have also warned clients to expect longer than normal processing times. It seems that our counterparts are also grappling with this.
Could you please add some international context to what we're seeing here in Canada with passports? What does the scale of the demand and our response look like in comparison?