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House Hansard - 29

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 11, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 29 - Feb/11/22
Mr. Jasraj Singh Hallan (Calgary Forest Lawn, CPC)
  • Feb/11/22 11:57:59 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, last August a 17-member Canadian Forces evacuation operations advance team arrived at Ali Al Salem Air Base near Kuwait City so it could link up with the U.S. and U.K. teams already on the ground in Kabul to save Afghans desperate to flee the Taliban. They sat idle for days awaiting orders to deploy, wasting precious time to evacuate Afghans, with many losing their lives. Why?
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Context: House Hansard - 29 - Feb/11/22
Mr. Jasraj Singh Hallan (Calgary Forest Lawn, CPC)
  • Feb/11/22 11:59:29 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, I will tell members why since the government's answers are absolutely useless. The government was more focused and had a higher priority on saving itself and on triggering a selfish and unnecessary election. While our allies were collectively evacuating over 70,000 people, the government told its own Liberal MP to mind his own business when he pleaded with the PMO to help those Afghans. Canada has not even met 20% of its target to help fleeing Afghan refugees. This is despicable. The government has damaged Canada's reputation and honour. Will it accept any responsibility—
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