I was not smearing any members in any way, shape or form, Mr. Casey. It was.... The way I put it out, I said to pull those positions out. It was never meant to say pull those positions out. I'm clarifying my testimony to you. There are not enough bilingual qualified positions or people within Charlottetown at this time, and the department is actively bringing bilingual people from Ontario and Quebec into Charlottetown to meet the needs that are there, and we, at the Union of Veterans' Affairs Employees, do in fact have members who work in the first application process as well.
On November 18th, 2020. See this statement in context.