Citizenship and Immigration committee  What I can tell you is that, first of all, we will never compromise the safety and security of our citizens, and there is an exceptional amount of good work being done all across our border. We have made significant investments to ensure that we have adequate resources of RCMP,

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes, it does.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  We're asking for the money that is required for those individuals who have claimed asylum in Canada. They are entitled under Canadian law to due process and while that process is taking place, we would provide them with temporary shelter.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. As my colleague Minister Hussen has indicated, included in these estimates before you today is a total of $114.7 million, which is provided to ensure continued security at our border and fast, efficient, thorough processing of asylum claims. The

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, the member is right that this is a simple question, and I will answer it this way: Everyone who enters our country is subject to security screening by CBSA, and they do this in partnership with the RCMP and immigration. As part of the process of determining their el

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, everyone who enters the country, whether irregularly or at a port of entry, is screened to determine their admissibility into the country—everyone, 100%. As part of the process of determining their eligibility for asylum under IRCC's process, there is an additional

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, everyone who comes to this country and crosses the border irregularly is thoroughly screened before they move forward into the process of determining their eligibility, so the answer to that question is yes. There is an additional concern, because as people move th

Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, let me correct the misconception that the member has shared with us. First of all, let me assure everyone that the CBSA screens virtually everyone who seeks to enter Canada to determine their admissibility. This can happen to a foreign national being issued travel

Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, let me assure the member and all members in the House that every individual who arrives at our border, regardless of whether they arrive at a port of entry or irregularly at our borders, is subject to rigorous background screening to ensure there is no criminality or

Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, allow me to share with the member what is true. Last year CBSA processed over 90 million entries to Canada safely and securely, as it does each year. It constantly review its processes. Every person who has arrived at our border seeking asylum, irregularly or at a r

Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, our government will never compromise the safety and security of Canadians and we will not engage in the politics of resentment and fear. Regardless of how they arrive in Canada, all claimants are thoroughly screened by the hard-working men and women of CBSA, and th

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, everyone who comes into this country is subject to vigorous background screening. The information in this case was not available to the IRB when it made the decision, but the man in question has been in custody since June. He is currently being held pending detention

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, the fact is that we have been working diligently to uphold Canadian law for everyone who comes to our border, regardless of how people come to this country seeking asylum, to ensure that our laws are applied. We also take very strict measures to ensure that the safe

Transportation  Madam Speaker, I would like to thank the member for Laurentides—Labelle for the outstanding work he and his entire office perform with Operation Red Nose. Tragically, impaired driving remains the leading criminal cause of injury and death in Canada and yet it is very clear that

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Madam Speaker, as the member ought to know, the safe third country agreement is a bilateral agreement between ourselves and the United States. There have been ongoing discussions between our two governments with respect to improving and enhancing the existing agreement. While tho