Citizenship and Immigration Committee on March 6th, 2012

[Andrew Brouwer]

Thank you.

[The Chair, Conservative, David Tilson]

Mr. Menegakis, you have one minute, if you're fast.

[Costas Menegakis, Conservative, Richmond Hill, ON]

I'd be happy to pass that minute to one of my colleagues, on my left or on my right.

[The Chair, Conservative, David Tilson]

As soon as the bells ring, you're finished.

[Don Davies, NDP, Vancouver Kingsway, BC]

Mr. Chairman, I'm on Mr. Menegakis's left.

[Costas Menegakis, Conservative, Richmond Hill, ON]

Oh, are you?

[The Chair, Conservative, David Tilson]

Time's a-wasting. Get going, Mr..... Who's going? Mr. Weston.

[John Weston, Conservative, West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country, BC]

Thank you.

It seems as if we're standing at a very important moment in history. Mr. Bissett and Mr. Brouwer, thank you both for speaking to us.

If you had one suggestion for us as a committee to improve the security of Canadians, what would it be?

[James Bissett]

I certainly disagree with Mr. Brouwer about Muslim immigration, and my focus on that is a human rights issue. Anybody who can read the newspapers these days or watch television knows where the terrorist acts are occurring and who is doing them.

Europe has given us an example. If you don't deal with these issues early, you've got a very serious problem on your hands.

I wouldn't go as far as Raheel Raza, a very prominent Muslim woman in Canada, an author, writer, and commentator, who has advocated that we have a moratorium on Muslim immigration until we can get a clearer idea of who's coming. I would say that's the most important thing.

[The Chair, Conservative, David Tilson]

I'm sorry, both of you, that we have to go. The bells are ringing. They're silent bells, but they're ringing. We all have to go and vote.

You're both very qualified witnesses, and we appreciate this. On behalf of the committee, thank you, Mr. Brouwer and Mr. Bissett, for making your contribution to the committee.

This meeting is adjourned.