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Citizenship and Immigration committee They have access to phone calls.
October 26th, 2006Committee meeting
Susan Kramer
Citizenship and Immigration committee We do not encourage hunger strikes that--
October 26th, 2006Committee meeting
Susan Kramer
Citizenship and Immigration committee My understanding is that yes, they did go on a hunger strike.
October 26th, 2006Committee meeting
Susan Kramer
Citizenship and Immigration committee We did not force anyone to go on a hunger strike. That was their choice--
October 26th, 2006Committee meeting
Susan Kramer
Citizenship and Immigration committee They may have been. I don't have that information in front of me.
October 26th, 2006Committee meeting
Susan Kramer
Citizenship and Immigration committee They go on hunger strikes regularly.
October 26th, 2006Committee meeting
Susan Kramer
Citizenship and Immigration committee There's a system in place for when they would like to change their conditions; they can be brought to our attention and they'll be resolved. May I just point out that air conditioning in the particular set-up that was there was very challenging. It was not something that could
October 26th, 2006Committee meeting
Susan Kramer
Citizenship and Immigration committee I can't tell you exactly at what point they went on a hunger strike, because they do happen regularly, but I can tell you that there is a mechanism in place, a redress mechanism, to resolve issues that need to be brought to our attention.
October 26th, 2006Committee meeting
Susan Kramer
October 26th, 2006Committee meeting
Susan Kramer
Citizenship and Immigration committee Was it in May? June?
October 26th, 2006Committee meeting
Susan Kramer
Citizenship and Immigration committee It was the end of June.
October 26th, 2006Committee meeting
Susan Kramer
Citizenship and Immigration committee I can't confirm that.
October 26th, 2006Committee meeting
Susan Kramer
Citizenship and Immigration committee That option is available.
October 26th, 2006Committee meeting
Susan Kramer
Citizenship and Immigration committee In comparison to the visiting conditions at the Toronto West Detention Centre, rather than having 20-minute visits twice a week, they now can have daily visits of up to 3.5 hours a day, and--
October 26th, 2006Committee meeting
Susan Kramer
Citizenship and Immigration committee Yes, of course.
October 26th, 2006Committee meeting
Susan Kramer