I can say that my own practice is criminal and immigration law. I can say that refugee law by far is not the most lucrative part of my practice. I don't know any refugee lawyers who are making significant amounts of money practising refugee law. I came here for two days to address a number of concerns I have about the bill.
Investigative detention will be very lucrative for my practice. Permanent residents who are put away on mere suspicion are going to call me. They're going to hire me. So, from my personal financial interest, this legislation cannot be draconian enough.
The reason I'm here is that I have a concern with respect to the integrity of the system as a whole. I have a concern about the effect on the human beings who are going to be impacted by this. I'm here on behalf of my clients and my future clients, as well as other Canadians and permanent residents whose lives are going to be significantly changed and impacted by this legislation.
In terms of my financial and personal interests, please go ahead; I don't see any problem. The more poorly written the legislation is, the more there is for us to live on.