Thank you, Mr. Chair. There was a time when I actually was a permanent member of this committee, even if it was only for a few short months. It's good to be back here, since Saskatchewan is now one of the major players in immigration in the country.
Mr. Minister, there was a bit of an article in the news not long ago about a foreign criminal in Canada who had sexually assaulted a disabled woman. While all sexual crimes are disturbing, this one was apparently more disturbing than most. What was also very disturbing about this was that he has been allowed to stay in Canada due to two unrelated sexual assault cases that were pending. How is someone like this, a sex offender, going to stay in Canada, and for how long? And the notes I have say that this is not a unique case.
Now, biometrics are going to be used to keep criminals outside the country. What about criminals inside the country? What about those who are already here? What about those who engage in criminal activity after they are here in Canada?