Harold Albrecht at the Public Safety and National Security Committee

On February 16th, 2012. See this statement in context.

February 16th, 2012 / 5:25 p.m.

Conservative

Harold Albrecht Conservative Kitchener—Conestoga, ON

Thanks for the opportunity.

I want to pick up on a comment that Mr. Scarpaleggia made earlier about the mass arrival of asylum seekers and the inference that these folks are detained for a year.

There has been a lot of misinformation in the public that they are all detained for a year, so thank you for clarifying that it's only until their refugee determination has been decided.

I'm not 100% sure, but I believe the bill that was tabled today clarifies some of the possible miscommunication related to the detention of young people. Will those in a certain age bracket no longer be detained? Can you clarify that for me, Mr. Hill?

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