Mr. Speaker, on Monday when I asked the immigration minister about the case of Dennis Garcia, an escaped American dangerous offender who claimed refugee status in Canada and was released, the minister simply responded by stating that the government has a different view from the Reform Party.
Now we find out just how different the government's view is. She has issued new guidelines to immigration officers that they are to bend over backward to avoid detaining illegal immigrants and bogus refugees.
Can the minister explain why she is issuing guidelines to immigration officers that contradict sections of the Immigration Act?