In my judgment, people are people. They should be receiving the same treatment. Canada is a very generous country, and I don't think we should be going down that road, to vilify refugee claimants or people. It would be a mistake to try to do that. Whether we're Canadians or permanent residents, or whether we're legitimate claimants fearing persecution, under the law we're all supposed to be treated equally, and that is my position on the matter.
On May 1st, 2012. See this statement in context.