Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration.
The minister had the opportunity for some tough talk over the weekend. He promised to get tough and to close loopholes for deportable criminals.
Last week the immigration and refugee board gave refugee status to a man convicted in Canada of raping an 18-month old child.
In light of this fact could the minister tell the House exactly what concrete measures have been taken during his tenure to toughen up and to protect Canadians from criminals his department allows to stay in Canada?