Citizenship and Immigration committee  Madam Chair, I believe the report is on the Library and Archives website.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  We have lots of information that we're looking at, and we'd be pleased to share our efforts, Madam Chair.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  The plan is multipronged, Madam Chair. We are looking at policy, at service, at our staffing. We are developing an equity lens to assess our programs and policies. We are pursuing—

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I will turn to Daniel Mills to further respond about some of the specifics in the operation category, but we would like to note that everyone in the department is very motivated to support Canadians, our clients overseas and here in Canada. The team here is very passionate, professional and committed.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you, Madam Chair. That's a very complex, overreaching question and one that we welcome. We're very proud of the work that we have under way to address discrimination and bias. Systemic racism, as noted, is rooted in history, and it's very complex to look at. We are moving forward with developing a lens—

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I'm sorry, but the screen is buffering on me. Madam Chair, can you hear me?

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Madam Chair, thank you very much for the question. First, I'd like to note our commitment to the francophone immigration strategy to reach the target of 4.4% by 2023. We've undertaken a number of measures to increase francophone immigration going forward, for example changes in express entry where we have increased the points for francophone applicants, those who are bilingual or French-speaking.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Madam Chair, I'd first like to acknowledge the request for a written response. It was with respect to francophone immigration and the target, so we have noted that. With respect to temporary foreign workers, indeed, temporary foreign workers coming to Canada over the course of the pandemic underlines their importance, and the department is very mindful of some of the vulnerable situations.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Madam Chair, thank you for the question. With respect to the specific situation, I am going to—

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Madam Chair, I'll make a few introductory comments and then turn to my colleague, Daniel Mills. There were a number of adjustments that we made during COVID. We did a number of facilitations that were important on the policy side to enable people to extend their stays and international students to come.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you very much, Madam Chair, for the question.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Madam Chair, we will certainly look at that question. We'll have discussions with our CFO and do our best to respond to that question in writing. Thank you.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Madam Chair, we'd be pleased to do our best, but I do want to caution you about a few things with that question. My colleague may be pleased to speak about it, but we did do a significant number of transformations over the course of COVID, so we might not really be comparing apples to apples.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you for your question. The government definitely puts the emphasis on women's situations in Afghanistan, but also on that of other vulnerable populations. I'd like to mention two things. First, women are a priority in the refugee program. Second, the government has launched a program to defend human rights.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you for your question. Of course, I agree that the situation in Afghanistan is very complex, but I think that the other part of the question should be directed to the Minister of Foreign Affairs.