Thank you.
Well, there are a few issues. I'll try to limit it.
I guess one of the key points is that what Mr. Bissett was talking about is pretty different from what I was talking about. Our subjects are different.
I was talking about the problems specifically in the law and in the application of the law. I don't think it's sustainable to argue that the act itself isn't broad enough to cover the kinds of so-called terrorists Mr. Bissett was talking about. The act is extremely broad and certainly is broad enough to cover the kinds of people he was referring to when he used his examples of the shoe bomber and the others.
Mr. Bissett's comments about the need for more overseas screening doesn't appear to be rooted in any direct experience of threats to Canada by people who weren't screened overseas. I think it's probably obvious to you that I'm going to have concerns, and I would assume that they are shared fairly broadly, about Mr. Bissett's comments, repeatedly, specifically about Muslim terrorism. I think the issue for national security has to do with terrorism and national security and what's required to keep Canada safe. Turning it into a religious or ethnic problem is obviously a problem from an equality and human rights perspective.
In terms of Mr. Bissett's suggestion that every single person seeking to come to Canada be screened first, I frankly have no particular problem with that, if it is doable. I can't imagine that CIC has the resources to send off well-educated and trained officers to interview every single person seeking to come to Canada.