Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you, Mr. Beuze. I have just two minutes left, and I'm going to give them to my fellow member Mr. DeCourcey, who has a few questions.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Beuze, I've been listening to the questions carefully. Canada has always been considered a safe haven, even more so now. I would say the system is even better today. In fact, that's part of the reason for the increase in the number of claims. As Mr.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you for clarifying that. I have another question. This time, it's about clause 306. When an individual comes to Canada to make a claim but has already made a claim in one of the four countries with which Canada has a data-sharing agreement, that person is deemed ineligible

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Have you observed the principle of communicating vessels at work when people come to Canada and make a claim that is subsequently deemed ineligible? Does their claim still receive consideration after the fact so that it isn't denied without the possibility of further recourse? Ca

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Perhaps he could send us the answer in writing.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'm going to plunge right into the new directions. Currently, when an asylum claim is made in Canada, the first step is to determine whether the immigration applicant or refugee claimant is eligible. The assessment must be done within three days. Going fo

Citizenship and Immigration committee  It's an additional security measure, then, to provide the flexibility needed to manage a higher number of claims. Is that the rationale behind the measure?

Citizenship and Immigration committee  How often are claims denied outright or immediately referred to another authority?

Citizenship and Immigration committee  If you happen to have Quebec's figures on irregular border crossing claims, I would really like to have them. The other part of my question has to do with the fair handling of claims by people who cross the border irregularly and those who enter the country unlawfully. How can w

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you, Minister. I'd like to begin by apologizing to the officials who are with you for some of the comments that have been made. I would call them appalling. Minister, you came here today to speak with us, and I have no doubt that you are working with

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Is that a problem?

Citizenship and Immigration committee  —making six figures?

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Let me stop you there. Madam Chair, I would like to move the following motion in the time I have: That, keeping with the spirit of 106(2), the Committee hereby appoints Nick Whalen, as Acting Chair, who shall be vested with all the powers and authority of the Chair; this appoi

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you. Let me turn to the recommendations of the 2017 report. I believe you have read it. These recommendations were unanimous, but from what you're telling us, Mr. Jain, we were all way off the mark. From what you said, everything should be done by lawyers. You do not agre

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Only because they're lawyers?