Citizenship and Immigration committee  Once again, this is one scenario that is being studied and that we are continuing to work on. I am not able to answer a question that remains hypothetical at the moment, a question that is under consideration, other than by saying that, operationally, a number of issues have to be weighed, validated and checked.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  We have already been working on contingency plans for several months, not only to deal with the situation like the one last summer, but also to prepare for the future, in the event of additional movements in other places in the country. That is what we are doing in collaboration with our colleagues at the Government Operations Centre.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Again, as to the possibility of an official port of entry at Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle—we are talking about Roxham Road—the question is being studied. I am looking at it from an operational perspective. Those are the considerations that interest me. As for the contingency plans, once again, we have to consider our ability to set up, elsewhere in the country, a situation similar to the one that we have put in place at the port of entry at Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle, and, in collaboration with our colleagues at IRCC and the RCMP, to be able to respond to those situations to the best of our abilities.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  On this very point, I think it's important to note that as we conduct our verification at the port of entry through biometric record checks, if there are concerns around the identity of the individual who presents, that person will likely be detained until that ambiguity can be resolved.

Public Safety committee  Once again, this is one scenario that is being studied and that we are continuing to work on. I am not able to answer a question that remains hypothetical at the moment, a question that is under consideration, other than by saying that, operationally, a number of issues have to be weighed, validated and checked.

Public Safety committee  We have already been working on contingency plans for several months, not only to deal with the situation like the one last summer, but also to prepare for the future, in the event of additional movements in other places in the country. That is what we are doing in collaboration with our colleagues at the Government Operations Centre.

Public Safety committee  Again, as to the possibility of an official port of entry at Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle—we are talking about Roxham Road—the question is being studied. I am looking at it from an operational perspective. Those are the considerations that interest me. As for the contingency plans, once again, we have to consider our ability to set up, elsewhere in the country, a situation similar to the one that we have put in place at the port of entry at Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle, and, in collaboration with our colleagues at IRCC and the RCMP, to be able to respond to those situations to the best of our abilities.

Public Safety committee  On this very point, I think it's important to note that as we conduct our verification at the port of entry through biometric record checks, if there are concerns around the identity of the individual who presents, that person will likely be detained until that ambiguity can be resolved.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you for the question. A number of considerations are currently under study. We have various proposals to respond to the situation, including the one you mentioned, Mr. Bernier. They are currently being discussed, but there is no official position on the matter.

Public Safety committee  Thank you for the question. A number of considerations are currently under study. We have various proposals to respond to the situation, including the one you mentioned, Mr. Bernier. They are currently being discussed, but there is no official position on the matter.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  On this point, Mr. Chair, it's been the practice of the CBSA to respond by deploying resources in a way that does not jeopardize the operations across the country. Our approach has been measured, and it's been responsible. You will note that generally speaking, there have been very few issues at any of our ports with respect to border wait time, and that's because of the approach we've taken, being measured in the deployment of our resources to respond as required.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  We'll certainly provide the information. But I think it's important to know in the very general sense that removals are prioritized depending on issues related to—

Public Safety committee  On this point, Mr. Chair, it's been the practice of the CBSA to respond by deploying resources in a way that does not jeopardize the operations across the country. Our approach has been measured, and it's been responsible. You will note that generally speaking, there have been very few issues at any of our ports with respect to border wait time, and that's because of the approach we've taken, being measured in the deployment of our resources to respond as required.

Public Safety committee  We'll certainly provide the information. But I think it's important to know in the very general sense that removals are prioritized depending on issues related to—

Citizenship and Immigration committee  These figures are being vetted at the moment, and we intend to release them as soon as we have the degree of comfort that allows us to do it.