Public Safety Minister Vic Toews: Advantages

Refugee Claimants Dept: In addition, the federal border agency will consult the United States and Britain as part of a study looking at expanded use of the tracking devices on immigrants and refugee claimants, according to Vancouver Sun. "The advantages rest with potential cost savings, as well as enhanced monitoring and supervision in the corrections and immigration enforcement contexts," Toews said in the letter tabled in Parliament and oTTAWA - Canada's prison service plans a new pilot project to test the effectiveness of electronic ankle bracelets on offenders released into the community with conditions. Public Safety Minister Vic Toews outlined the initiatives despite steadfast opposition from the NDP in a written response to a Commons committee that examined electronic bracelets last year. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.