Madam Speaker, the parliamentary secretary said three key words: “highly trained officers”. Why were the highly trained officers overruled by the minister? I am not asking for specific case details. What I am asking for is the criteria that led the minister to intervene in the case of an individual who was convicted five times by Canada's courts. Not only did the minister override the highly trained officers in his own department, he also overrode Canada's courts.
Frankly, it must take a lot of deep thought to overrule one's own department and ignore the findings of the court. I ask the parliamentary secretary why because, frankly, I really need something to tell my constituents who are not getting special treatment from the Minister of Immigration.