Well, in our view, it doesn't matter whether it works or not, because it is inappropriate to do it. It's an insult to all Canadians. Because the minute you start deciding that there could be mandatory detention of a group, which group will be next? That's the reason that I ask you to think about this seriously. I have absolute confidence that there is no minister in this government who would do it, but some other governments could do it.
What's to prevent another government somewhere else from saying that it designates a group and puts its members in mandatory detention for 12 months, and from saying that “Canada can do it, so why not us?” I think it's dangerous and inappropriate.
So irrespective of its effectiveness—which is debated—I'm not going to get into that debate. I think it's wrong.