Mr. Speaker, for several months now, the written press has reported numerous delays in the processing of immigrant files. Ever since the previous government decided to concentrate its operations in Vegreville, Alberta, there has been one problem after another.
All members of this House have been receiving legitimate complaints from their constituents with respect to Vegreville, but the minister does not seem particularly concerned about this administrative catastrophe. Furthermore, services are offered almost exclusively in English. Immigrants and visitors who have all the documents required by the act thus find themselves in an illegal situation.
When will the minister stop insisting that he wants to see his immigration policy rigorously applied, when his department is clearly no longer able to keep up with the routine requests of the immigrants it is there to serve?