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A recent article published in The Guardian sheds light on the lobbying efforts private operators of immigration detention facilities have been undertaking right here in Ottawa. In March 2012, MP Rick Dykstra and the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice, Kerry-Lynne Findlay, met with executives from Serco, one of the biggest players in the private immigration detention business worldwide. Minister Kenny also toured two Serco-run detention centres in Australia back in September 2010, and stated that he had “learned a lot”. The article highlights various concerns with privately managed detention centres, including riots by detained asylum seekers held at a Serco-run facility in Australia in protest of prolonged detention.
Has CIC or CBSA studied the issue of public versus private detention, and if so, what were the key findings?