Citizenship and Immigration committee  With regard to the intent to reside provision, I have read the briefs of the Canadian Bar Association and the Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers. It's very clear I think to the entire legal community that it would be a violation of section 6 mobility rights and possibly also

Citizenship and Immigration committee  As Mr. Attia said, the devil's in the details. I think everybody in this room condemns terrorism with all their hearts. I think we all fundamentally believe in democracy and the rule of law and in protecting innocent people. The question is this. What is the best way to do that

Citizenship and Immigration committee  The short answer is that they're penalized, and the full force of the biggest penalty imaginable, perhaps suspension, is given. But do you banish them to another country and send them off to China, Russia, Siberia, or somewhere like that? That's the issue.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I'd recommend that the current system be in place, in that, if somebody is a recognized refugee, granted refugee status by the Immigration and Refugee Board, the waiting time for permanent residence should be counted toward the time allocated towards citizenship. Sometimes that p

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Absolutely.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you, Bernie. The intent to reside provision, on the face of it, on paper, doesn't sound so terrible. What's wrong with forcing people to sign a declaration that they're going to live in Canada? Except when you think of the impact it's going to have on new Canadians, it's g