Citizenship and Immigration committee  Perhaps I could reach back to a previous hat, because I spent 37 years in government doing government policy, 25 years of which I served as a diplomat. How do you measure the impact on one life? I've seen transformation through a variety of things. I wonder if it's an either/or

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Mr. Giguère, we do indeed share your confusion with respect to the purpose that this clause will serve. We have absolutely no idea. The current legislation includes measures to deal with fraudulent cases or misunderstandings, so it isn't necessary to add anything. We really have

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I think it's unconscionable that a child of that age would be put into care. I understand that another option is to remain with the parents, but in circumstances that are certainly not what any of us would accept for our own children.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Perhaps I could add one element—namely, I suspect that most members of Parliament would find their workload in their constituency offices decrease considerably as a result.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  First of all, we said in our presentation very clearly that we welcome measures that will facilitate and streamline a process. I think Mr. Waldman's comment that there is a balance between efficiency and fairness is important to bear in mind. You asked why people would go back

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Through our extensive and long-standing work with refugees, our volunteers are aware of several specific cases where the application of clause 19—either sporadically or potentially systematically as part of the review process for citizenship applications or of major changes in ci

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Make no mistake: we should rejoice in the transformation of oppressive societies and the consequent normalization of relations with them. That's one of our objectives. However, we should not punish those who left those countries during times of oppression and who have made a new

Citizenship and Immigration committee  In the light of the detrimental effects of several provisions of this proposed legislation on members of the former refugee/permanent resident community in Canada, our recommendation is that we see the withdrawal or redrafting of these provisions through amendments to ensure fair

Citizenship and Immigration committee  We know that immigration and refugee systems can always be improved. We recognize the government's underlying desire for a fair and consistent immigration and refugee system. We also welcome proposals to increase by 20% the number of resettled refugees and the funding for resettl

Citizenship and Immigration committee  It also undermines the fundamental objective of Canada’s long-standing refugee policy to integrate refugees promptly so that they are in a position to contribute more fully to Canadian society. It undermines the considerable efforts and human and financial resources that sponso

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes, you have.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I was the Canadian ambassador for Belgium and Luxembourg and the Council of Europe.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  That's correct.