Citizenship and Immigration committee  I'd like to respond to your question, Mr. Scott, about alternatives to detention. In Canada, in fact, we already have alternatives to detention, which is one of the reasons that so few claimants are held in detention. The alternatives to detention include reporting requirements

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Okay. Thank you. I've tried to allude very quickly to the restrictions imposed on inmates and refugee claimants to highlight the very real and concrete barriers to protection they face. Thank you very much for your time.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Good morning, members of the committee. My remarks today stem from a basic premise, which is that everyone in this room is committed to the protection of people who are at risk of persecution in their countries of origin, and that no one in this room would applaud or welcome the