Dane Lloyd at the Public Safety and National Security Committee

On September 26th, 2024. See this statement in context.

September 26th, 2024 / 3:40 p.m.

Conservative

Dane Lloyd Conservative Sturgeon River—Parkland, AB

I'd suggest, Minister, that removing police clearance certificates is a pretty serious policy change.

Last year over 682,000 study permits were approved by this government. That works out to be a permit approved every 45 seconds.

Now, I understand that you weren't the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, but in your experience as a minister, do you think that processing a permit every 45 seconds, when we're dealing with people potentially coming from countries that are high risk, is adequate time to vet people?

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