Mr. Speaker, I greatly appreciate my colleague's comments, because I know that he is quite well versed in immigration issues.
I am sure the member would agree with me that there is no one in the House who is not supportive of the criminal aspect. We certainly need to make sure that we have proper laws and legislation in place. However, when looking at this type of legislation the government has put forward, it is obvious to us that the government is speaking out of both sides of its mouth.
I would also note here that the member is absolutely right about the judicial process and that providing arbitrary powers to the minister is the wrong way to go.
Maybe the member would like to comment on the Conrad Black issue, where the minister claimed that he wanted the matter dealt with independently. On the one hand the minister wants more power to intervene to deport criminals, but on the other hand he is saying that we need to have an independent process.