With the current Act, there is a lot of talk about the opportunity of unsuccessful claimants to appeal, but also about the fact that the Minister may appeal a decision by a member that he thinks is too lenient. The government talks about all these people who have slipped through the net, false claimants and people who do not have Convention refugee status who manage to stay in Canada. So it is somewhat inconsistent for the Minister to be opposed to the opportunity to appeal bad decisions by board members.
On October 8th, 2009. See this statement in context.