It's now clear 50 employees will not make the move to Edmonton. The department faces a huge hiring challenge for the new case processing centre in Edmonton. There's no way the department's going to be able to staff up quickly enough, and I'm convinced that the backlog of IRCC cases will increase as a result. As of next September, there will be vacant space in Vegreville and willing employees, but the department refuses to consider options such as telework or maintaining a satellite office on a transitional basis.
Once again, is the minister prepared to change the department's misguided approach?