Today I read this and wants to share it, so media now aware of these problems created by CIC, we should share our stories to media ASAP.barabashka said:That is why I think petition to minister is pointless. They know the situation, it will not change anything if we once again remind them of it.
Going to media is not pointless though, as then the pressure is applied from outside the organisation.
Culture of “neglect and excuse-making” in the immigration department must change.
For too long, the Liberals under Jean Chrétien had taken a laissez faire approach in the immigration operation, letting bureaucrats run the department — making the system less transparent and more difficult for applicants.
That culture was further reinforced under the Stephen Harper government, despite the Conservatives’ micro-management approach in the immigration operation, he explained.
Immigrant support gradually slipped for the Chrétien Liberals because of neglect and lack of resources for the immigration department, said Boulakia. While immigrant communities initially bought into the Tories’ higher efficiency and anti-fraud immigration agenda, the support could only be sustained if officials continued to be indifferent to their interests and voices.
“The protest vote helped elect the (Justin) Trudeau Liberals, but eventually the same is going to happen if the government remains indifferent to their concerns,”