Colleagues, I think it's slightly frightening that the officials just said that there are so many people that requiring officers to do what this amendment says would overflow Canada's detention facilities. That suggests to me that there is a definite breakdown in the system writ large, and that is more justification for this requirement.
Wow, that was quite some testimony there. I'm even more convinced that we need this at this point. Here's the reality, colleagues. The system has shown significant breakdown. The CBSA has lost track of hundreds of non-citizen criminals who have been convicted of serious crimes and are under removal orders. Canadians need assurances that the system is working. We need to restore trust, which polling has shown has been broken, and this amendment will allow us to do that.
Thank you.