Citizenship and Immigration committee  I don't think it's a blind faith. I think it's a faith based on reasonable judgment.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I agree.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I think it's a different venue to address issues. I think we do see that here. My sense is that sadly, too often we see people who are seeking that right to appeal only for the purpose of delay. Again, it creates frustration and a cost to the system. I think what we need to do is

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I'd like to thank someone who is with me here today, Julia Wernberg, who was very helpful also in the research.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you very much.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you very much, madam. My sense, again, is that the way the words are now included in the proposed legislation, Bill C-43 does, under section 25(1) and subsection 25.1(1), provide for a minister to be able to make the decision to not have that person leave the country. I do

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Again, I do believe there are sufficient safety valves in the system as it is defined right now in the legislation, with the exception in certain circumstances of those which have been identified as extremely serious. Those are the three I mentioned earlier, with regard to nation

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Mr. Weston, may I just add to that?

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. There was also a point with respect to making sure that our classrooms have the benefit of understanding good citizenship. I had the good fortune of being the chair of Carleton University for a number of years, and I look at how we don't use our u

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Precisely, and that's why it should be included in the classrooms.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Weston. With regard to the issue of the guidelines, I believe there would be an added benefit if the minister were to decide along with parliamentarians to include specific guidelines described as well as possible in the legislation. There would be an ad

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I haven't actually heard of it and I don't know how it would necessarily be addressed, but I do think that we have safety valves in our legal system that would allow an individual to seek judicial review in circumstances in which we see grave circumstances developing. As well,

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I made reference to the frustrations. Again, it is purely observational through the years of work that I have done. Looking at the way we have only so much ability to address the backlog of cases, whether it is in the immigration appeal division, our courts, and ultimately the Fe

Citizenship and Immigration committee  With regard to the inquiry, yes.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you Ms. James. My comments are observational. I have had the chance over the years to work with a number of groups and organizations that address issues on behalf of victims of crime, including the Canadian Coalition Against Terror. There is a sense of frustration that th