Mr. Speaker, in Sault Ste. Marie people are waiting in long lineups to get assistance from Service Canada and it is only going to get worse. On June 1 passports will be necessary to enter the United States and Sault Ste. Marie is a border community. In Sault Ste. Marie, Service Canada is the passport office.
With the recession settling in and hundreds of people losing their jobs in my community, when is the government going to hire more people for its Sault Ste. Marie Service Canada office?