The Liberal commitment to open government remains an empty promise – for confirmation, watch question period on any given day or, worse, file an Access to Information request.
However, a slew of ministerial answers was tabled this week, offering a less than reassuring picture of the way taxpayers’ money is being spent and their affairs conducted.
Perhaps the most concerning, though not surprising, revelation was on the number of irregular migrants who have been deported. It emerged that 55,025 removal orders have been issued to foreign nationals in the last three years but only 1,310 have been removed. The reason is that, even after being found ineligible to settle in Canada, claimants are allowed to remain in this country while seeking a judicial or administrative review.
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