Why is the bill before us suggesting amending subsection 25(1) of the act, which deals with claims on humanitarian grounds, by adding subsection 25(1.3) in which the minister does not consider, “in examining the request of a foreign national in Canada, ...the factors that are taken into account and the determination of whether a person is a convention refugee...”?
In other words, when a claim is being processed on humanitarian grounds, any factors that could be taken into account in determining refugee status will be excluded. Why the exclusion? Do you not think there is a risk that you will get the opposite effect and encourage people who might have submitted a claim on humanitarian grounds to instead make a refugee claim?