As I said, the message we're sending to people who are aspiring to come to this country, to contribute to this country, is that if you are an immigrant and are suspected of a crime we consider may be a threat to our national security, you can be detained, and, with this legislation, indefinitely. Basically the message we're sending them is that we're clearly creating a two-tier system: one for Canadians and one for immigrants, the people who are going to be Canadian at one point. I think for the social cohesion of this country, for the image of this country, and for the future, it's not appropriate.
On December 5th, 2007. See this statement in context.