Mr. Speaker, I am very interested in this discussion and I thank the minister for bringing forward this bill. I note there seems to be some confusion. There is some concern on the other side that innocent people will be deported.
As I understand it, the bill relates to people who have been convicted by the courts. Therefore, they are criminals who are not Canadians. Quite frankly, whether it is six months or two years, I do not think Canadians want the type of serious criminals the bill is addressing remaining in Canada, individuals convicted of assault with a weapon, fraud, forgery, sexual assault on senior citizens and drug trafficking.
Does the minister have anything to add to help clarify the discussion because I think there is some confusion on the other side as to what the bill deals with?