Christine Melnick: NDP Photo Manitoba

Immigration Department Dept: Christine Melnick says she doesn't continually monitor her department's emails, according to CBC. But it's not clear whether immigration department staff received the emails as well and manitoba Immigration Minister Christine Melnick says Christine Melnick says she doesn't monitor her department's emails. NDP Photo Manitoba's immigration minister is still unable to say whether bureaucrats received a controversial email that invited people to leave work to attend a legislature debate. Melnick has been under fire since April 19th when hundreds of people filled the legislature's public galleries to watch her lead a debate over federal changes to immigration programs. The day before, Melnick's assistant deputy minister sent out emails suggesting that people take time off work to watch the debate. The emails were aimed at non-profit, government-funded agencies that provide immigration services. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.