Yes. Thank you very much.
I think something needs to be done. The judgment by Justice McDonald at the Federal Court is very clear that the situation for asylum seekers in the United States is very dire. They are routinely detained. I have had clients detained for up to three years in the general prison population in the United States. Canada is now an international beacon of hope.
Notwithstanding this pandemic and health restrictions, I believe there should and can be some mechanism for us to accept some of these refugee claimants from the United States, have them go through the system, have a fair hearing at the tribunal, and have their cases determined by an independent adjudicator.