Luc Portelance and Correctional Service

Correctional Service: Newly disclosed documents show Canada Border Services Agency president Luc Portelance raised the possibility with the federal Correctional Service because the border agency feared running out of space to hold people. , according to Hamilton Spectator. The idea was ultimately rejected earlier this year. Canada border agency pursued the idea of putting immigrant detainees in federal prison despite concerns about locking up newcomers with violent offenders. In a letter to Correctional Service commissioner Don Head, Portelance noted the border agency was assessing options for increasing capacity and wanted to explore the prison service expertise and facilities. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.