It's interesting you mention that. I had a patient, probably about three or four weeks ago, who had come from an African country. He was fleeing persecution. He hasn't had his hearing yet, but he has some very obvious evidence of violence that was perpetrated on him. He was in detention for just a month and came to see me. I asked him a few questions, and he certainly made a point of saying he was treated very well. People were kind. But it broke him. He wept as he told me the story. It wasn't because of what people were doing. It wasn't the food he was given or the conditions within detention. But he never expected to be put in detention here. That had happened in his country of origin. He was shocked that it had happened in Canada when he arrived.
On May 1st, 2012. See this statement in context.