Thank you, Madam Chair.
I would certainly echo Mr. Seeback's request. I noted, not just for this meeting but for the last meeting as well, we received documentation for the committee meeting after the meeting had started. In my case, as I'm Zooming in, I'm looking at all kinds of different computers and checking to see what documents have come in. It would be really important for committee members to receive these documents at least a day in advance of the committee so that we can actually read them and be informed, so that we can ask questions and make the best use of our time with the witnesses.
The other issue that I want to raise, Madam Chair, is this. Throughout both of these panels, it became apparent that with the Chinook system and its usage, there is a potentially widespread problem with rejection rates, so it would be very useful for committee members to have some data to make that assessment.
I would like, through you, Madam Chair, to request of the ministry and the department to obtain this data. Since the inception of Chinook, how many applications has the system assessed, broken down by stream? How many of them have been rejected, broken down by country?
The other thing I would like to have with the Chinook system is the risk words or phrases that are utilized to flag or red-flag applications, broken down again by stream as well.
I think for us to have that information would be very useful going forward, Madam Chair.