Public Safety committee  No. In terms of the 17,000 in the working inventory, we know exactly where they are, and we're working towards removing all of those cases that are removal-ready on an annual basis.

Public Safety committee  Yes, we do.

Public Safety committee  Well, there are many obstacles to removal. Countries do have to cooperate with us to provide travel documents.

Public Safety committee  No.

Public Safety committee  No, for those, we have warrants for arrest, because we don't know where they are.

Public Safety committee  That's exactly correct.

Public Safety committee  That's right. They could be failed refugee claimants or they could be inadmissible to Canada for other reasons under the act.

Public Safety committee  They could represent a security risk.

Public Safety committee  Yes.

Public Safety committee  I'd have to undertake to get back to you on an accurate assessment of what like-minded countries are doing. We often compare ourselves to the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand. I know they have various types of programs that include EM. I'd be happy to

Public Safety committee  There certainly isn't a legislative impediment. Depending on the cost-effectiveness, there could be a fiscal impediment, but essentially it is an option we're considering. There's no particular impediment that prevents us from exploring its use further.

Public Safety committee  I'd be happy to do that. Mr. Chair, if I may, I just want to make sure that I was clear in my response to a previous question regarding failed refugee claimants and the question with respect to identity. I hope I didn't mislead you by saying that the failure to establish someone

Public Safety committee  We certainly have. We have undertaken an evaluation of the program, which is continuing, and we're looking at the cost-effectiveness of our detention. The costs on a daily basis are rising.

Public Safety committee  It depends. In the past year, we have just completed a thorough program analysis, a programmatic assessment, which has given us the basis for a go-forward strategy to strengthen the detention program. Our detention strategy is essentially multi-faceted, which includes the conside

Public Safety committee  I believe I could certainly provide that to the committee.