I think this is a very good news story and a great news story for the Government of Canada. The changes started when it was still part of Foreign Affairs. We are delivering them I think faster and better than ever. This new ePassport that was launched in July 2013 has beaten all the records for previous Canadian passports. More have been issued faster than ever before, and I think it was something like 3.5 million in five months of last year. Why? It's more secure. It's a 10-year passport so per annum it costs less, and people are proud of their passports and want to have them whether they travel to the United States or further afield.
On March 5th, 2014. See this statement in context.