Citizenship and Immigration committee  Beats me. I can only guess.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I would think so. I would think there's an incentive to come here because of the cash payments they receive here, which can last for several years. I could also say I was involved in asylum dealings in a former life as a judge at the Administrative Court of Hamburg. There we wer

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes, I think a fair process but a quick one is a good solution. I think that's what we have done in the European Union and what we strive to do by providing more manpower to deal with these asylum seekers and so on. If the process is up to standard, according to the Geneva Conv

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you. We are well aware of the fact that there are many Roma who come here to Canada to apply for asylum here. We are also aware of the fact that the majority abandon their request once it comes to appear before a committee and so on. The reasons for that are also well know

Citizenship and Immigration committee  The question was about—

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Okay. I won't go further with the numbers. Finally, I will just say that at the European level, we try to help those member countries that receive the most asylum seekers through several funds. The European Refugee Fund is €630 million over five years. Related funds are the Euro

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairman, honourable members of Parliament, ladies and gentlemen. Good morning. It's a great pleasure to be here. I'd like to thank you for inviting us to this important hearing. This bill is of interest to the European Union, mostly on two aspects. First I would