Update on passport backlog expected as Liberal cabinet retreat continues – National | 24CA News
The Liberal cupboard will head into the second of a three-day retreat in Hamilton Tuesday with a prolonged to-do listing, together with tackling inflation and making the nation extra aggressive.
Later within the day, nonetheless, they intend to point out proof of 1 factor largely ticked off the listing: passports.
Families Minister Karina Gould is ready to replace the state of affairs in passport places of work, which have been snowed beneath by passport renewal purposes as COVID-19 restrictions eased final yr.
The months-long ready intervals for passports led critics to accuse the Liberals of being unable to ship even primary companies to Canadians.
The Liberals are trailing the Conservatives in most polls of late and the selection of Hamilton for the retreat is electorally strategic as it’s in some of the aggressive areas within the nation, and one the Liberals should win large in in the event that they need to keep in energy.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will begin his day assembly with Hamilton Mayor Andrea Horwath.
