Senator Rose-May Poirier

Senator Poirier: Thank you to all the witnesses for being here. My question is for Professor Frankel. In your remarks, you recommended that the act should require an appeal mechanism and guarantee that appellants be provided with resources to support filing and arguing their appeals. Applying for disability supports and appealing decisions is often heavy. Given your experience, I’m wondering if there is a Canadian or international example of jurisdictions that are doing a good job of supportin…

Senator Poirier: Thank you, Mr. Seeback. Unfortunately, I wasn’t here the first time, but I did follow and read everything that went on at that time. An issue with the bill is the implementation of it, or the lack of, by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, or IRCC, thus far. It has been disappointing to see them not get any work done on the ministerial instructions since July. If this bill is to be adopted, can you explain the implementation process, and would it put the wheels in mot…

Senator Poirier: Thank you all for being here. My question is a bit more straightforward. You received a ministerial instruction last July to facilitate entry for a super visa, which includes having a company outside of Canada providing this private medical insurance. Is it the same clause as in Bill C-242? How long would it take your department to implement the ministerial instruction, and what are the current obstacles preventing the implementation of that clause? Mr. Shankar: Thank you for…