Mr. Speaker, Reform Party members would not recognize facts if they tripped over them.
The facts are very clear. An inquiry was called pursuant to section 63 of the Immigration Act with a reference to look into the alleged conduct of an individual. The board continues to work and discharges a very important mandate. It was the recommendation of the judge leading the inquiry, not the government, that the inquiry be stopped.
That does not mean to say the status quo of any board, commission or institution should be static and stay unchanged. I say again that reforms to institutions have already been part of the agency review for months. That review will be reporting early next year. The Hathaway commission has ushered in changes.
It is absolutely unfair for that party to try to discredit an entire institution that is working well with public servants who are doing a laudable job.