As for the first question, we told the Minister that one of the bigger problems we encountered in every province is the fact that different institutions and Departments are functional silos. You know that the integration of refugees and immigrants is important for everyone. It has to do with schools, hospitals etc. But Departments don’t communicate with each other. This is the situation in Quebec and everywhere. I think we need a horizontal and cross-functional approach. The responsibility for the integration of immigrants does not rest solely with the Department of Citizenship and Immigration but also with Human Resources Canada, the Department of Health, and the Department of Justice. These people need to talk to each other, which is not the case right now.
On September 26th, 2006. See this statement in context.