It's a good way to fuel cynicism.
Minister, with respect to managing the crisis in Afghanistan, the processing of many current files was put on hold at IRCC he because 15% to 25% of staff were assigned to processing Afghan crisis files. Needless to say, these had to be dealt with, because people's lives were in danger.
The Bloc Québécois made a proposal to the government last June, and it is also among the recommendations in the report. It was to establish a permanent emergency mechanism in the event of international crises like armed conflicts or natural disasters.
Are you going to implement this recommendation? Can you tell this committee that the emergency mechanism will indeed be established in the near future?