Citizenship and Immigration committee  May I also say that a child watching his or her parent become disempowered in detention, and also suffer mental health consequences, has an even more dramatic effect on that child. One year in the life of a five-year-old is 20% of all of their life. It's a huge period of time.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  May we answer that question?

Citizenship and Immigration committee  It certainly concerns me, and I'm not sure that we can make those assumptions. Just because our detention centre is clean and bright, it's still a prison-like environment. It's not a place for a child. The UNHCR has made that clear. We have an assumption that people in refugee c

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Perhaps I might add a comment made by a child of one of the detainees. When she saw other people handcuffed, she asked her mother why they were being treated like criminals when they hadn't committed a crime.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Good afternoon. My name is Glynis Williams. I am the director of Action Réfugiés Montréal, and on behalf of that organization, I would like to thank you for allowing us to present our concerns about Bill C-31. Action Réfugiés Montréal was founded in 1994 by the Anglican and Pres