Madam Speaker, it is now February 7 and the Liberals have been in power since October 26, 1993. There are existing provisions in the Immigration Act dealing with refugees and the enforcement of these provisions to deal with people who come into Canada and commit crimes, and people who come into Canada through the use of devious means. These provisions have been in existence since the Liberals were elected in 1993. The Liberal member for Guelph-Wellington is saying to us and to the Canadian people: "Now that we have Bill C-44, now that we are going to get this bill passed"-they have the numbers, unfortunately-"we are going to start to deal with this thing".
My colleague from Calgary Northeast asked the question: "Why aren't you using the existing provisions of the Immigration Act, existing provisions that are already in force?" That is the question Canadians have been asking for the last year and one-half. We see these criminals running around our country laughing at our laws, laughing at the fact that the immigration department is powerless and have no people on the front lines to enforce the act.
This is a haven for criminals who cannot get along in their own countries. They come to Canada because they know that governments like this current Liberal government support this bleeding heart, liberalized legislation.