Evidence of meeting #19 for Citizenship and Immigration in the 42nd Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was funding.
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12:45 p.m.
Associate Deputy Minister, Department of Citizenship and Immigration
I think that's fair, but it is becoming increasingly difficult given the integrated nature of our network electronically. I think it would be very difficult to track, but we will undertake to do so.
12:45 p.m.
NDP
Jenny Kwan NDP Vancouver East, BC
I want to ask the minister and the officials to provide the information we've requested before the end of session. I ask this because previously requested information from this department has been very slow in coming. My staff just notified me to say we just got a response to a question we asked back on May 10. I find that really challenging. Also, the answers we get back are often deficient. They do not fully answer the questions that were put to them. Today, I had to ask for further information on questions that I've already asked.
I wonder, Mr. Chair, if you could make that request to the minister and to the staff. That would be much appreciated.
12:45 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Borys Wrzesnewskyj
You heard the request. We will be doing an interim report, and the timeliness of information from the department is critical for us to be able to properly prepare that report. We're not saying to do it forthwith, but would it be possible to have the requested information before the end of the session?
12:50 p.m.
Associate Deputy Minister, Department of Citizenship and Immigration
Mr. Chair, the request is certainly noted and as always, we will do the very best we can. We'll go back to the office and assess what is outstanding. We will commit to do the very best we can, as we always do.
12:50 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Borys Wrzesnewskyj
Thank you. That is highly appreciated.
On those items that you are not able to provide, please provide us with timelines for when that information will arrive at the committee.
I would like to thank the minister for appearing. It's always a pleasure to have you before our committee. I would also like to thank the staff from the department.
I will suspend for two minutes to allow the minister and staff to leave, and then we will return with our votes on the estimates.
12:50 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Borys Wrzesnewskyj
The meeting shall resume.
CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION CANADA Vote 1a—Operating expenditures..........$65,318,959 Vote 10a—Grants and contributions..........$126,998,832
(Votes 1a and 10a agreed to)
Shall I report the votes on the supplementary estimates to the House?
12:50 p.m.
Some hon. members
Agreed.
