Thank you.
Mr. Chair, I think Canadians at home are rightfully frustrated.
I'm going to move on to something else, since we're not getting any kind of answer.
The mandatory use of the ArriveCAN app has been criticized by frontline border agents themselves. Those are folks who are part of the union, folks who work in the government. Mayors, tourism councils, chambers of commerce, our U.S. border partners.... Actually, it would be easier just to list those who support it. That's only the government, sir.
It is adding delays. It is quadrupling the time at customs. We know that. That's on record. People are being wrongfully put under house arrest because of a glitch. It functionally does not keep up with the political health restrictions. It has been cited as having privacy issues. The one-time secret exemption uncovered last week proves that it's not even about viral spread.
In the face of the overwhelming evidence of its problems and the criticism, why is the government not abandoning the mandatory use of ArriveCAN? Why are you instead making it permanent?