But the security certificates have not been used by the former government nor this government in a willy-nilly fashion since 9/11, and in fact the legislation was originally put in place long before the issue of terrorism as we know it today.
It is my understanding that it was to deal with a variety of things, of people who would not be eligible to be in this country but for whatever reason didn't want to go back. If we had organized crime figures.... And I appreciate the concern about using the Criminal Code. You people are loyal. You recognize, I'm sure, that a criminal organization in eastern Europe may wish to have its people come here to set up a cell. Can you tell me how we prosecute that in Canada? How would you use the Criminal Code?