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House Hansard - 62

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 2, 2022 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 62 - May/2/22
Mr. Richard Lehoux (Beauce, CPC)
  • May/2/22 2:59:29 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, this government has pulled off a hat trick, managing to destroy a trifecta of services: immigration, employment insurance and passports. Everything is a complete disaster. My constituents are sick of sitting on hold or waiting weeks, or even months, to get answers from the officers handling their files. Did the government not anticipate a surge in passport renewal applications after two full years of no travel? This government is always in reaction mode. When will it take action and reduce wait times for passport renewals?
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Context: House Hansard - 62 - May/2/22
Hon. Karina Gould (Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, Lib.)
  • May/2/22 3:00:08 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for his question. As I told the House, we are seeing an incredible increase in demand for passports. That being said, Service Canada is working very hard to ensure that Canadians get their passports before their travel date. Just this past weekend, we opened 12 Passport Canada and Service Canada centres on Saturday to help process passport applications. Our employees are working at night and on the weekends to make sure that Canadians get their passports on time.
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