Mr. Speaker, the Minister of Immigration says he is going to fix the refugee system, so let us look at a typical case.
I have the selection criteria he has laid out for fast-tracking refugees into Canada from Colombia. These are the people the Liberals say are at risk in Colombia: the police, military, judiciary, peace and human rights activists, political activists, former guerrillas, union leaders, peasants thought to be guerrillas or having perceived political affiliation, women, homeless youth perceived to be involved in criminal activities, journalists covering political or criminal issues, homosexuals, deserters from criminal organizations, members of wealthy families and prostitutes.
Tell us dumb Canadians, Mr. Minister, will there be anyone else in Colombia after you have opened the floodgates, or should Canadians apply for immigration to Colombia? By the way did the Liberals not leave Juan Valdez, the coffee man, off their list?