Citizenship and Immigration committee  Under the law, that standard is not sufficient to meet the needs of justice in Canada. There is an obligation we should take seriously. Canada is certainly part of a world that does not want war criminals to go unprosecuted. We have an obligation to prosecute, share evidence and

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I think that protection against terrorism is always a matter of information. The security service of Canada, CSIS, is there. I think we continue to invest and ensure they are working to the best of their abilities. You will not be able to protect against terrorism without some

Citizenship and Immigration committee  In relation to security, we have another committee in which we talk about security, and I think there's certainly coordination between the two. I think the work being done to ensure the right balance must continue to be done.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Under the Convention on the Rights of the Child, it is 18.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Certainly. All of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association's positions recognize that it is always a matter of reconciling various interests. Of course, protecting the security of Canadians is a key interest. We believe that security is protected through the law and the respect

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes. It's people who have been treated at the border in a way that would have been inappropriate—they were mishandled, or they suspect or think that they have been the subject of either racial profiling or social profiling—and they have concerns. They call CCLA. They call us an

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes, it's the CBSA website.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  They have a complaint form that you can fill out. I think our suggestion is that it's just good governance, good policy, to ensure that if you have extensive powers given to an organization, there is a way in which the regime self-corrects. You have oversight mechanisms. You ca

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes. There are varying degrees of oversight. In some there is more civilian oversight; some have fewer powers, some have more. Certainly we have some comments on the best oversight mechanism. For us, I think it would be important for it not to be only complaints driven, because

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I think the detention of children raises violations of the convention, and it's just not good policy. It may impact their ability to fully adapt to Canada. I think any alternative, bail or any mechanisms that save money and comply.... We just have to be more creative. We have d

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I just wanted to clarify that under the convention on the status of refugees, if somebody's claiming refugee status, the fact that they don't have any papers cannot be held against them, because it may be due to the circumstances of how they left. You have to be a bit careful in

Citizenship and Immigration committee  My point was simply that I think we have to be careful in the way we frame this to make sure that we are complying with—

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Well, I think once someone has claimed refugee status, we have the obligation to adjudicate. Their question of credibility, as you point out, is certainly relevant to that, but I think that's.... You need to adjudicate. I think as Lorne said, before you pack them up, you need to

Citizenship and Immigration committee  The actions are relevant to credibility. It's one of the elements that will be looked at.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Accountability regimes must have the following characteristics: they must be independent and they must have a civilian component. That means that the screening should not be done only by agency employees. Those civilian parties must have the authority to carry out screening. They