Bill Blair at the Public Safety and National Security Committee

Let me be very clear that the restrictions that we put in place were intended to protect, and have been extremely effective in protecting, the health and safety of Canadians. As I’ve mentioned, our border services officers have also been extremely effective in implementing the orders in council and the regulations that have been put in place. We’ve also been dealing on an individual, case-by-case basis, as MPs from across the country and others have brought through cases. We’ve also put in place, and you mentioned some of these compassionate cases.... We’ve created a process that allows people to make application before they show up at the border so they can verify—