Bill C-345

SUMMARY

This enactment provides for the appointment of a special counsel to represent the public interest in cases where

(a) a security certificate relating to a permanent resident or foreign national signed by the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration and the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness has been referred to the Federal Court under section 77 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act so that a judge may determine whether the security certificate is reasonable; and

(b) the judge has decided to hear information or evidence relating to that determination in the absence of the permanent resident or foreign national and their counsel.