Evidence of meeting #50 for Citizenship and Immigration in the 41st Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was ensure.
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General Counsel, Canadian Civil Liberties Association
But you have to be careful, I think, that indeed it is done with the proper safeguards so that the Maher Arar case does not happen again.
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Conservative
Ted Opitz Conservative Etobicoke Centre, ON
I agree. That's happened with the proper safeguards and proper protocols. We discussed that on this committee for quite some time. That's why the biometrics would be very important. We've had incidents of a criminal, for example, who has been deported from Canada 18 times and returned to Canada 18 times because those systems were not in place to catch him. Whatever the reason, whether it was fraudulent passports put together with fraudulent papers, false refugee claims, or whatever, people get in.
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General Counsel, Canadian Civil Liberties Association
There's always a case. No system will be perfect. I think we know that.
We're trying to improve the system. That's why we are saying to invest a little bit on the accountability side, so that you get better intelligence.
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative David Tilson
I'm sorry, Mr. Opitz, but the bells are ringing. I know you can't hear them, but they're ringing.
We will have to adjourn this meeting.
Mr. Waldman and Ms. Des Rosiers, I want to thank you both for taking the time to appear at this committee meeting.
The meeting is adjourned.