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House Hansard - 86

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 10, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 86 - Jun/10/22
Hon. Mark Holland (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Lib.)
  • Jun/10/22 11:56:09 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we know there is an unprecedented demand. In fact, for over two years, Canadians were not renewing their passports, and we now have all of those passports being renewed at the same time. Globally, we are seeing long periods of time for these to be processed. In Canada, obviously we are adding additional resources to meet these demands as quickly as possible to make sure people can get their passports in a timely way.
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Context: House Hansard - 86 - Jun/10/22
Hon. Mark Holland (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Lib.)
  • Jun/10/22 12:00:39 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, after two years, unfortunately, there were passports that were not being renewed, which means that two years' worth of passports had to be processed in mere months. Of course, we did not know exactly when those volumes were going to hit. That is why we have seen worldwide delays in passports, with jurisdictions in every part of the world struggling to keep up with demand. Obviously, we have increased resources in staff and hours, and we are cutting through that volume. We are pleased to say that we are making good progress. We want to ensure that Canadians will get their passports as soon as possible.
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Context: House Hansard - 86 - Jun/10/22
Hon. Mark Holland (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Lib.)
  • Jun/10/22 12:03:45 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we saw, by the Conservatives, cuts to critical support for defence year after year. Instead, we have taken an approach of investing in our defence services, investing in our soldiers, and making sure, after we saw cuts for veterans and the shutting of veterans office, that we were there for veterans as well. We will continue to invest in defence and ensure that Canada is making appropriate contributions in global security.
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