Mr. Speaker, I do not know exactly what the cost would be on that type of system, but let me just tell the hon. member what is going on.
The supreme court has said that as soon as somebody sets foot in this country the charter of rights and freedoms kicks in. Let us not argue with that. That is the case. Therefore, we know that when the illegal refugees, and I am talking about the illegal ones not the ones who have a genuine right to be here, arrive in this country, sometimes on the odd occasion the people from immigration will go right on the plane and inspect the passports before people get off. Apparently that is before the charter kicks in because they have not touched Canadian soil at that point in time.
Yet when questioned they said even though that proved and identified illegal refugees who could be sent right back on the next plane, they did not follow that policy. They were far more willing to allow the people to enter into Canadian customs and allow the charter of rights and freedoms to kick in. This would then give them several years of appeals and lawyers and ongoing opportunities to run up huge costs for the Canadian taxpayer.
During that time if they develop a family in this country, on humanitarian grounds they then qualify for permanent residence. Then according to clause 10 of Bill C-63, after 10 years they are home free, a Canadian citizen with a Canadian passport. They have not qualified under a point system, under a refugee system or any system for that matter and they are in all the way.