Absolutely not, Mr. Speaker.
Revenue Canada's student hiring policy serves not only to provide much needed employment to young Canadians but complements and enhances the department's role to provide both quality service and protection at the border.
In 1998 Revenue Canada helped almost 800 Canadian university and college students to acquire life skills and gain work experience through our successful customs internship program. Student customs officers perform selected routine duties which allows our customs inspectors to concentrate on higher risk tasks.