Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I will speak in Inuktitut. (Translation) Mr. Speaker, I rise today to talk about birth registration. I have just assisted two of my communities in registering a child's name.

One of the constituents I represent is in their early thirties and the other is in their late twenties. There was a problem that arose with regard to Revenue Canada. When they were filing their income tax returns, if they wanted to travel outside of Canada, they would not be able to get a passport.

I would like to send a message to the new parents today to strongly encourage them to register their children's name with their proper certification so that situations like this will not happen again.

Mr. Speaker, we have to have proper registration ahead of time, so that we will be issued passports when they are needed. When requesting passports you also have to make sure there were no criminal activities involved in the beginning. These types of issues have to be included. (Translation ends)

In conclusion, I would like to thank the Department of Health and Social Services, Vital Statistics Bureau for all of their help in addressing the problems of my constituents. Their professional approach in dealing with the concerns of my constituents is appreciated. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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