Thank you, Mr. Chair.
There's no doubt that when we reviewed the spring report, it came as a major concern.
I'll highlight a few of the statements from the Auditor General that came to light and pressed upon us the urgency of dealing with this matter very quickly.
He says with respect to checking the problem addresses that they found that, when information was available in the database, citizenship officers did not consistently act on it.
With respect to identifying fraudulent and altered documents, he said that, due to holes in IRCC's processes for detecting fraudulent documents, not only could perpetrators avoid detection and prosecution, but fraudulent documents may continue to circulate for use by other ineligible applicants.
With respect to obtaining information from the RCMP about criminal behaviour, the result, according to the Auditor General, is that the process for sharing information on charges against permanent residents and foreign nations was ad hoc and ineffective.
We have consistent statements from the Auditor General that there seems to be a human resources problem, that some of the employees at IRCC who deal with citizenship applicants are not competent. There's a lack of human resources, maybe there's a lack of technical resources, or there's a lack of financial resources.
Now, before I continue, what is the budget at IRCC and what was it in 2011 and in 2015? Can you answer that first question?