Mr. Speaker, the situation at the immigration detention centre in Laval is cause for concern. The verification of refugee identities takes far too long. Due to the excessive workload, it can take months for officials to process claims.
This leads to health problems and depression among the refugee claimants.
What is more serious is that passing Bill C-4 will make things worse by increasing the time frame from a few months to several years.
Why treat these newcomers like criminals?
Why is the government doing nothing to deal with this situation that is intolerable for the officials and newcomers?