Statement made on 15 February 2011 by Senator Percy Downe
Hon. Percy E. Downe:
Honourable senators, I think the leader will find the standards she talks about regarding improvements in passports do not apply in Prince Edward Island. Senator Callbeck correctly pointed out the demands for emergency passports, but the same issues apply with the requirements for regular passports. I am contacted about this matter all the time. People have to travel for business or other reasons, and they have to mail off the forms or, as Senator Callbeck indicated, travel outside the province. Prince Edward Island is the only province in Canada where one must do that.
Can the minister find out if it is the government's intention to have the same standard of service in Prince Edward Island as everywhere else in Canada?
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