Thank you.
In another article you wrote, you referenced what Canadians are looking for from their government. You said that they “prefer that whatever governments are put in charge of, they fulfill those responsibilities reliably and competently”. You also said, “It really should not be controversial to suggest that any organization that is not doing a very good job fulfilling its current duties should probably pause before adding to its to-do list.”
In my constituency office of Kelowna—Lake Country, I've been inundated, as I'm sure many MPs have, with constituents reaching out due to delays at virtually every federal department office. It is creating a lot of burden, especially for small and medium-sized businesses, whether they are trying to resolve CRA issues or worker visas or whether's it's employees who need a passport renewal to go to a conference. There are all kinds of different scenarios that affect small and medium-sized businesses.
If the government is looking to add to some of their mandates and their work plans, whether it be to the CRTC or health programs or many other things, is now the time to be doing this, while departments are already not providing some of the basic services that Canadians expect from their tax dollars?