I do think that singular focus on deportations is really the heart of the point that I want to make today. I think that really misses this opportunity for justice, and I think not all of the approaches would cost money to implement.
The things I didn't raise are more from the organizations that are working more closely with immigrants and refugees, but I will say this approach raises some real concerns as well that people are being labelled publicly as being accused of these crimes as though they've actually been through a criminal process, and they haven't. They have been through an immigration approach, which requires a much lower burden of proof than what we have in criminal law. That's a concern about putting this out publicly. I would much prefer that the RCMP had the resources to work with communities and to conduct the investigations without this very public kind of naming and photos.
We're also concerned when people are simply sent back not just because of the lack of opportunity for justice in credible cases but also because they themselves might be subjected to serious human rights violations, made more likely by the fact that they've been given this label without necessarily having had a full investigation against them. It is an approach that certainly has many problems and challenges.