Thank you.
Minister, your government recently announced a policy to welcome members of ISIS to return to Canada and find refuge here despite the fact that these ISIS terrorists have not renounced their acts of genocide, torture, or terrorism. The Prime Minister said that these ISIS members would be an “extraordinarily powerful voice for preventing radicalization in future generations and younger people within the community”.
Meanwhile, Ralph Goodale, the public safety minister, said, “Once a person has been in a war zone, once they’ve been actively engaged in terrorist-related activities, the capacity to turn them around is pretty remote”.
Minister, as the Minister of Status of Women, I'm wondering which framework you agree with. Do you agree with the public safety minister that the ISIS terrorists returning to Canada are a threat, or do you believe that the Prime Minister is correct in saying that these terrorists who are returning to Canada are, in fact, a strong voice that could empower young Canadians?