On a point of order, Mr. Chair, since my friend is basing his question on my question, based on our friend Gary's question, I think it would be fair for that question to be read into the record. He asked the minister in October 2017, “Are you confident that the mechanisms, timelines, and resources are in place for that to take place, both at the admissibility stage and at the processing stage?” IRB backlogs are a federal department's responsibility.
On March 19th, 2018. See this statement in context.