Mr. Speaker, it has been talked about these being rare cases. This is no comfort to that particular family. Last year, of 25,000 deportations ordered less than 9,000 were actually carried out. Of these more than 3,000 are criminal immigrants who cannot be located. It makes Canadians wonder how many Clinton Gayles there are out there.
Yesterday immigration officials in Toronto refused to round up deportees without police backup. One immigration officer said "we're under-staffed, under-trained and under-equipped". It is obvious that there are fundamental flaws in the system.
Will the minister launch a full investigation into the entire deportation system and will he make a report public before we return in September in order to prevent more tragedies?