At no point will I pretend that we didn't go through a very big challenge when it came to passport delivery over the last spring and summer. However, I will say that Service Canada and I worked extremely hard over the course of that time to get the passport system back on trackāand it is now.
We're delivering passports 97% of the time on time. For those that aren't, it's because there are additional circumstances. When it comes to EI and OAS, we're delivering those at the service standards as well. We can always do better, which is why I asked for and received $1.4 billion in the course of the fall economic statement to make sure that we keep those services on track and we improve those services for Canadians, because this is critical for delivering entitlements and benefits to Canadians.
I can say that everybody is hard at work to make sure that the impacts of the pandemic and the challenges we faced last spring and summer don't occur again.