Citizenship and Immigration committee  I'm not going to repeat reasons I think it's an unprincipled response, but just from the perspective of practicality, are we going to build a wall along the Canada-U.S. border? Are we going to put sentries along the Canada-U.S. border? How exactly does anybody imagine that you could implement this agreement across the full length of the Canadian border?

Citizenship and Immigration committee  The study I referenced is one that the government itself did. It was reported in the media. The evidence is within the government's archive of data.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you for this opportunity to appear. I have been asked to represent the Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers, and I will be making some submissions relevant to their position. I am open to discussing larger issues with immigration, as well, in response to questions. It is my understanding that a significant issue before the community relates to the safe third country agreement, forced migration, irregular entrants and so on.