Mr. Speaker, the Immigration Act gives the immigration officers the authority to detain anyone where they have reason to believe that person poses a security risk. They do detain.
However things have changed since September 11. Now, not only do we photograph and fingerprint, there is what some might call an indepth grilling of two to four hours and an assessment is made as to whether or not that person poses a risk.
I want to assure the Leader of the Opposition that when my officials have reason to believe that someone poses a concern or a security threat to Canada they detain without hesitation.