October 4, 2017

The Hon' Ralph Goodale, P.C., M.P. Minister of Public Safety House ofCommons Houn or CowwoKs Ottawa, Ont (HAM91.& PIS COMMUtlts CANADA KIA OA6

Ottawa Dear Minister, Room410 Justice Building I am writing to express, in the strongest possible terms, my sincere disappointment Ottawa. ON K1A OA6 in your decision to close the Canada Border Services Agency office in my riding of Tel.: 613-996-4756 . To be clear, I object to both the "consultation" process and the final Fax: 613-992-1357 outcome. [email protected] As I am sure you are aware, the City ofOshawa, NavCan and local businesses have Constituency recently invested approximately $20 Million in upgrades to our airport. It's quite 57 Simcoe Street S clear that these investments were made because all stakeholders see the value and Suite 28 future potential ofour airport. It is unfortunate that your government does not Oshawa, ON share this vision for Oshawa. L1H 4G4 Tel.: 905-440-4868 Fax: 905-440-4872 Frankly, I was so utterly shocked by how this closure unfolded I elected to ask a question on the issue last week. I was assured by your Parliamentary Secretary, and fellow Durham MP , that consultations had in fact taken place. The House of Commons was explicitly told that the Mayor ofOshawa was consulted prior to the decision being made; unfortunately, I have learned that this is untrue.

Minister, you will notice above that I have placed the term consultation in quotations marks. I have done this because the reality is, no consultations took place. I have spoken to my Mayor, the Regional Chair and stakeholders at the airport and they have all assured me that they were not consulted, prior to the Dr. Colin Carrie decision. It is truly unfathomable to me that a decision ofthis magnitude can be made without consulting a single local stakeholder. Member of ParliamenV Depute de Oshawa I implore you to reverse this short-sighted decision and to work with your department to improve this unacceptable lack ofconsultation so that other Ottawa communities are given the opportunity to provide input on decisions that will negatively impact them. Piece 410 Edifice de la Justice I would appreciate the opportunity to sit down with you to get more information on Ottawa (ON) this arbitrary decision. K1AOA6 Tel. : 613-996-4756 Telec. : 613-992-1357 I look forward to your response. [email protected] Circonscription

57. rue Simcoe S Suite 28 Oshawa (ON) L1 H 4G4 Tel. : 905-440-4868 Telec.: 905-440-4872 Dr. Colin Carrie Member of Parliament - Oshawa