Of course, on this whole-of-government team, you work closely with Department of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship.
Even before the Special Committee on Afghanistan made its recommendations, the Bloc Québécois had proposed that a permanent emergency mechanism be established at IRCC in the event of a natural disaster or armed conflict of international proportions, such as the earthquake in Haiti, for example, or the fall of Kabul.
We learned that the Department of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship had asked its officials to look into this avenue. It does affect you because when you attempt to get people out of certain countries, you actually must work with IRCC to get them into Canada.
Do you find it takes too long? Are you hopeful that this mechanism will be put in place swiftly?