Citizenship and Immigration committee  Good morning, Mr. Chairman and members of the committee. My name is Niall Cronin, and I am the director of the division at Global Affairs Canada responsible for coordinating advocacy and engagement on behalf of the Government of Canada in the U.S. and Mexico. We have been wor

Citizenship and Immigration committee  From the perspective of Global Affairs, my apologies, but I think it's probably a question better answered by IRCC and folks who are working more directly on it. What we're focused on is trying to get the right information out to communities in the United States, to avoid the k

Citizenship and Immigration committee  For example, Minister Hussen talked a little about his trip to New York. Events like that are being replicated across the United States. Our consul general in Minneapolis met with a number of representatives in both Minneapolis and North Dakota, who have connections into variou

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Do you mean resources that have been provided at the provincial level?

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Again, with regard to resources to handle the influx, that question is probably for IRCC. They are more in touch with folks. At Global Affairs, we have certainly been working with the provinces, keeping them updated on what we're doing in the U.S. to get the right information o

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Unfortunately, I don't know the answer, but I'm happy to go back and check both with colleagues at headquarters and also with the embassy in Mexico City to see where that stands.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I don't know the answer to the second part of the question, but certainly on the first part, that's the reason we're sending folks out to talk to the communities, to hear what they're saying and what community leaders are hearing from their own communities. Are people thinking ab

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Out of the population that...no.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  That's a big part of the outreach in the United States. It is really reaching out to communities directly. Also, Minister Hussen was talking about his meetings in New York, and the groups he was meeting with had links into various communities, and so it was broader than just one

Citizenship and Immigration committee  That's a fair question. I don't know. I'm not involved in the NAFTA negotiations.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I'm sorry. It was Bill C-59...?

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I can go back and check that, but again, because Global Affairs wouldn't be dealing directly with these people, there may not be. But I'll check.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  In the reports I've read on outreach and in the various meetings that have taken place at the embassy and with our consuls general, that specific tweet has not come up. It's more about presenting general information about Canada's immigration system and asylum processes.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Again, I go back to what I've read of the reports from the outreach and the meetings that have taken place. Really, it's more about passing on the correct information. Where the misinformation is coming from, I can't speak to.