Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes. Obviously, I would agree that it would violate the charter as well, particularly sections 7 and 12. I think the Charkaoui case, which the Supreme Court decided several years ago, indicated that indefinite detention without review is unconstitutional and does violate the char

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Both of those provisions will take effect once a refugee is designated as a designated person. It's our position that it punishes refugees based on their irregular arrival, because the designation occurs when there is an irregular arrival. That, in and of itself, is prohibited un

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I will. Thank you. Detention is very expensive. Surely more resources could go to investigating identity and admissibility in the case of mass arrivals and avoid the need for mandatory detention. I'd also be happy to answer questions on Human Rights Watch's concerns about how

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I've been a member of Human Rights Watch Canada for 10 years. I'm currently a lawyer with Sills Egsgard LLP, but until January I spent four years with a specialized legal aid office doing refugee law work. Part of my work there involved representing clients

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Good afternoon.