Minister Ralph Goodale and Canada Border Services Agency

alternatives: Goodale told a Senate committee on Monday his department is looking at alternatives to locking away children, but he added the issue is complex and requires study, according to Toronto Star. There are problems in the system that go beyond simply changing procedures, Goodale said. By Jim Bronskill The Canadian Press Mon., May 30, 2016 OTTAWA—Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale says he wants to end the Canada Border Services Agency practice of detaining child migrants. Physical capacity is an issue. In a confidential inspection report made public in January, the Red Cross said Canada should jail child immigrants only as a last resort and must find alternatives to detention for such vulnerable newcomers. And we need to make some changes there in order to accommodate alternatives. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.