Mr. Speaker, on March 20, the Minister of Foreign Affairs said in committee that he has to streamline his department's spending.
The minister has already closed four consular offices in 2006, and several others could experience the same fate, as part of this streamlining process.
How many other closures will be made, and what will happen to the level of service provided to Canadian nationals and to people who wish to immigrate to Canada?
Can the minister tell us whether the review, the planning and the implementation of such budget cuts are hiding, or are signs of a future strategy to, among other things, restrict immigration to Canada?