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House Hansard - 73

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 17, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 73 - May/17/22
Mr. Dan Mazier (Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa, CPC)
  • May/17/22 2:52:55 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, Canadians across the country are anxiously waiting for their passports. The government’s passport website states, “processing requires 20 business days”, but that is not true as Canadians have been waiting for months for their passports. Now, thousands are being forced to cancel their travel plans because of the Liberal government's failed policy and preparation. Instead of blaming Canadians for travelling, when will the government fix the passport crisis that it has created?
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Context: House Hansard - 73 - May/17/22
Mrs. Shelby Kramp-Neuman (Hastings—Lennox and Addington, CPC)
  • May/17/22 2:54:19 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, early yesterday morning, I went to a passport office here in Ottawa to renew my family's passports. While I was waiting, I personally heard Passport Canada officials tell people in line to contact their members of Parliament for assistance in expediting their applications. My office has been told we do not have that capacity any more. We cannot submit applications like we used to. All we can do is check them over and ensure they are filled out properly. Why is the Liberal government passing the buck to members of Parliament's offices when it knows full well it should be taking ownership and fixing its own mistakes?
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Context: House Hansard - 73 - May/17/22
Hon. Karina Gould (Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, Lib.)
  • May/17/22 2:55:08 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, again, as I have mentioned several times in the House, and as I will repeat for the benefit of that member and all members, we are experiencing an unprecedented volume, the likes of which we have not seen since 2006, when the United States required a passport for Canadians. We have already taken additional measures, and we will continue to keep these measures in place as we recognize that there is a pent-up demand for travel. Service Canada and passport employees are working around the clock. They are working overtime evenings and weekends to do their very best to meet this increase in demand.
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Context: House Hansard - 73 - May/17/22
Mr. Joël Godin (Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier, CPC)
  • May/17/22 2:55:48 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to tell the minister that her solution is not working. This government lacks vision. It is always reacting. It was to be expected that there would be an unprecedented demand for the renewal of Canadian passports because of the pandemic. My riding office is seeing many cases, lots of Julies, Carls and Marie-Annes. According to the Passport Canada site, people can expect to wait 20 days to get their passports. Why is this government causing people pointless stress and making them wait? Why is it not honouring its own deadlines?
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