Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I think this is a very serious breach in our system. It's a massive breach by the government when it comes to public safety. It's a massive breach when it comes to national security. It's a massive breach when it comes to our immigration system. It's a massive breach when it comes to our justice system.
The news that we've heard over the last few days is shocking. Something that's supposed to be so basic, a system that Canadians are supposed to have confidence in, clearly isn't working in the way it's supposed to. The Liberal government let in a convicted human smuggler who was responsible for the death of families and children, who was ordered by the courts not to have a passport and it was surrendered by a court order. All this guy had to do was apply to Service Canada to get a brand new passport issued. That is a massive breach.
It's troubling that we're seeing a pattern of this. We're seeing a pattern from this Liberal government that they're lax on the rules, that the left hand isn't talking to the right hand. That is troubling because Canadians are losing confidence in our system. If we can't do the basics right, we're in trouble.
From the reports we've seen, they had no idea how this happened. It wasn't until the RCMP went in again and raided this person's house that they discovered this passport. Service Canada had no idea what they had done, so the question is very simple. Why did this basic breach happen, something that's really so basic in nature? How many others are there like this in our country right now? This government has no idea.
We're in support of this motion to get to the bottom of this. These folks with long rap sheets, who have been ordered by courts not to have passports, should not have passports, and it shouldn't be this easy to get one. The study that we're supporting today, I think, is very important for that reason.
I look forward to having the minister and his staff come so that we can dive a bit deeper to find out where they messed up.
Thank you, Mr. Chair.