Mr. Speaker, I understand that Bill C-280 passed in the Senate about 30 minutes ago.
However, that said, the government is committed to the principle of evaluating each case on its own merits and each individual's circumstances.
Before removals or deportations from Canada begin, individuals can ask for the pre-removal risk assessment to examine the risk they might face in returning to their home country, based on evidence that may not have been available at the Immigration and Refugee Board hearing.
During the time that the PRRA is going on, the removal order is stayed and that individual can remain in Canada, but if the assessment fails, removal procedures will resume. Under the single decision-maker model, the pre-removal risk assessment officer is an expert in matters of risk.
However, single decision-makers assess not only risk but also other--