Thank you very much, Madam Chair.
Thank you to the minister for coming to the committee.
I want to follow up on the Afghanistan resettlement issue. Two years to resettle 40,000 Afghanistan refugees is a long time. For some, they may not be able to make it, due to the urgency of the situation. Many people are saying that they are having difficulty in accessing or being able to produce the various documentations that IRCC requires.
My first question is this: Will the minister agree to waive the documentation requirements for Afghans fleeing persecution, including the need to obtain biometrics, until they're safely on Canadian soil?