Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for his question.
I am not aware of any particular instance where that clause has been abused. One of the responsibilities we have as members is to look for possible loopholes in the act. In going over the act I find that to be a loophole that ignored the problem of someone entering Canada, making a refugee claim, having the child and then the refugee claim being refused. What happens in that instance? What do we do with the child if the parent has to be deported? That is a reasonable concern. Can we force the parent to leave knowing that the infant Canadian citizen is here and could be abandoned? Or do we simply force the parent to take the child back to wherever the refugee came from, knowing it might be an undesirable part of the world?
It is a concern. It should be raised in the House of Commons. The minister should address the concern and bring an answer back to the House.