Just when you thought the federal government couldn’t mess up the immigration file any more than it has, along comes another report that poses one question: What’s going on?

As Postmedia columnist Brian Lilley reported last week, the Liberals haven’t released immigration data in months and critics are wondering why.

In a recent statement, Conservative immigration critic Michelle Rempel Garner, who brought this omission to light, asked for more numbers.

“How many illegal border crossings have we had? How many more asylum claims have piled onto an already backlogged waitlist? How many more permits have the Liberals handed out that continue to overwhelm our housing, health-care system and job market?” she asked.

“Whatever they are, Canada has a right to know.”

These are critical files. M

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