I ask that because the citizenship and immigration committee has repeatedly asked for religious affiliation to be tracked. That is one of the main ways of persecution overseas. It's a source of persecution against people. Lots of people have names that basically identify what their religious affiliation will be. I'm thinking of Armenians in the Middle East as being a very easily identifiable group.
Your department continues to insist that they don't collect the data. Fine, and I understand it, but the final completion date for this action plan says April 1, 2025. You have lots of time to consider this. I believe you should go back and ask whether religious affiliation should be tracked. It is one of the main reasons that people are persecuted all over the world. Different religions are persecuted in different majority countries, and they are always minority religious affiliations. I'm thinking of Pakistan as another example of where minority religious communities like Sikhs are persecuted as well, but so are the Ahmadiyya. They are also persecuted.
I meet with many of these client stakeholder groups. I'm sure if you prompted now.... I'm just surprised your department didn't ask the question. I'm wondering why that is.