Public Safety committee  Thank you. I'm sorry that I missed answering that last question last time. In terms of the zero-tolerance policies, it's a pretty basic idea. If a border service agent is found to be in violation of the CHRA—there's discrimination that has taken place on the basis of protected

Public Safety committee  Yes. I think that's a common-sense thing to include in the report.

Public Safety committee  I can get back to you on that. I'll consult with our team. I do think a routine establishment of that information would be important.

Public Safety committee  Again, I can get back to your office on that. I'd be happy to.

Public Safety committee  I think, at a minimum, not obfuscating the process and not denying people legitimate information is important. I'm happy to connect with either of your offices to send further information about what we think might be best practices, especially around serving the Muslim community

Public Safety committee  I think for anything to be effective, it would need to be implemented with a lot of care. My colleague here has addressed the concerns that I would address the same way. The more education we have, the more transparency there is about the process and the easier it is for your eve

Public Safety committee  Obfuscating the process is obviously not something in good faith. Like we've talked about before, there are systemic issues around the ways that we know a lot of Muslims at the border are treated. That disparaging of people for asking for recourse is something that is concerning,

Public Safety committee  Yes, in terms of your question around national security, the threshold that we are recommending is top secret clearance. Anything that is below that threshold should be within the purview of the PCRC. That includes access to information that would be needed to do the job effectiv

Public Safety committee  I think you're absolutely right. In an ideal world, we have everybody on board in addressing systemic racism and addressing Islamophobia within our systems in clear and direct ways, but I want to put a caveat on that. I think the existence of this body is also meant to be somethi

Public Safety committee  The reality is that there are many more, in addition to the families you are referring to, who have had that experience. Sadly, the experience of crossing borders while Muslim is an experience that a lot of people are far too familiar with in the Muslim community. Globally, and

Public Safety committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair and members of the committee, for providing us with the opportunity to offer our thoughts on the committee's study of Bill C-20. My name is Nadia Hasan and I'm a Ph.D. by training and the COO of the National Council of Canadian Muslims. I'm joined today by