I know my friend's interest in this, Mr. Chairman. As I have said before, I'm not closing the door on anything. But if we're going to have a discussion about the refugee appeal division, we have to have a larger discussion about the refugee determination system in general. I'm concerned that the system can be tied up for months and years on end because of the various avenues of appeal people have. One of the things that undermines public support for the refugee system is news reports about the system being tied up for years on end. I'm not opposed to having a discussion about the RAD, but it has to be done in concert with a larger discussion about making the whole system more efficient.
On November 7th, 2006. See this statement in context.