And that's the question most witnesses are concerned about. It gives the minister the power to say, “This is a category and these are the people we're going to allow into Canada, and this is a category in which we're not going to allow people to get into Canada.” That type of totalitarian power is what puts a chill into most Canadians, and new Canadians as well.
On May 13th, 2008. See this statement in context.