Mr. Speaker, I really want to believe the Prime Minister, but his minister says otherwise.
The minister was not candid with the parliamentary committee on the subject of illegal migrants. He said they would be arrested and deported, yet he knows full well that the appeal process can take as long as 10 years. He insists that these people are not welcome, yet he rushes to give them expedited work permits and helps them to settle in communities all over Canada. He also refuses to reveal the true number of illegal migrants who have already been deported from Canada.
The minister obviously knows the figures. He needs to stop dodging and tell Canadians.
Would the Prime Minister agree?