Mr. Speaker, a dozen men suspected of having ties to al-Qaeda terrorists are loose in Canada due to immigration officials' inability to detain them. The 12 now being sought by police were among some 500 undocumented refugee claimants released in November because of a lack of detention space.
Our failure to hold these dangerous individuals is no comfort to the citizens of Canada and soft comfort to our American neighbours to the south. When will additional facilities be opened and more officials hired to ensure timely and thorough screening of all refugees without documents?