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House Hansard - 31

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 15, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 31 - Feb/15/22
Hon. Joyce Murray (Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, Lib.)
  • Feb/15/22 3:06:51 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, 90% of Canadian seafood goes through small craft harbours, and Canada's fish harvesters depend on these facilities to support their livelihoods. That is why, in budget 2021, we allocated $300 million to repair and replace these wharves over the next two years. We are working to make sure that communities have the harbours they need and that they are in good repair.
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Mr. Bernard Généreux (Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup, CPC)
  • Feb/15/22 3:07:23 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, members of the Furbacco family, three future citizens of my riding, have been waiting for months to get their permanent resident cards. While other applicants have skipped ahead of them in line, the Furbaccos have experienced unending delays now exceeding 180 days. As a result, they have been unable to renew their health insurance cards in Quebec, despite the fact that they are working and paying taxes here. Does the government think that is right? What will it do to resolve the problem?
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Mrs. Marie-France Lalonde (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Lib.)
  • Feb/15/22 3:08:04 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for the question. I would like to point out some of the progress that has already been made. We are back down to a 12‑month wait for spousal sponsorship applications. We have processed more than 500,000 new applications for study permits, which represents a 32% increase in our production. It is no secret that pandemic-related closures in the world have had repercussions on our immigration system, but we will continue to invest in modernizing our system so that we have a more resilient system that continues to support our objectives to welcome more new residents—
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The Speaker
  • Feb/15/22 3:08:39 p.m.
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The hon. member for Chatham‑Kent—Leamington.
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Mr. Dave Epp (Chatham-Kent—Leamington, CPC)
  • Feb/15/22 3:08:43 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, on Friday, I asked the government if it was their intent to place public health policy in direct conflict with immigration legislation. Once their working permits expire after February 28, some guest workers are trapped in Canada without status, separated from their families and separated from work. The Minister of Immigration's response made it clear that the government had no apparent idea of this policy conflict. When will the Liberal government treat innocent people fairly and humanely, respect them and fix this Liberal fiasco?
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Mrs. Marie-France Lalonde (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Lib.)
  • Feb/15/22 3:09:25 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, as always, our commitment to modernizing our immigration system is relevant. I was very happy to see that our government invested $85 million in improving our immigration system. We are more than happy to say, as we talk about some of the success of 2021, that we welcomed more than 405,000 new permanent residents last year. We are welcoming more skilled workers and international students. We need to do better, and we are continuing to do—
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The Speaker
  • Feb/15/22 3:10:03 p.m.
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The hon. member for Northwest Territories.
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Mr. Michael McLeod
  • Feb/15/22 3:10:08 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Gladue principles, in part, recognize that there is overrepresentation of indigenous peoples in the criminal justice system and that there are complex issues based on systemic discrimination that should be considered in sentencing. They now have been used in the courts in sentencing for quite some time. However, in the final report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls—
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The Speaker
  • Feb/15/22 3:10:37 p.m.
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Order. The hon. member for Manicouagan on a point of order.
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Mrs. Marilène Gill
  • Feb/15/22 3:10:44 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the interpreter is saying that the sound quality is not good enough for her to interpret.
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The Speaker
  • Feb/15/22 3:10:50 p.m.
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I am sorry, but we are not getting the interpretation. It is a technical issue. What I will do is go to the next question, and we will see if we can get that resolved. The hon. member for Vancouver East.
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Ms. Jenny Kwan (Vancouver East, NDP)
  • Feb/15/22 3:11:55 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, Major-General Fraser said Canada pulled out of Afghanistan way too early, and 10,000 Afghan interpreters and their families have been left behind. He also said the Liberals failed to provide a whole-of-government plan to help resettle them. While our allies are on the ground helping Afghans get to safety, the current government is sending emails telling Afghans to somehow get to a third country on their own. As the situation gets worse, the government still has not provided exemptions so that NGOs can get aid to starving children. When will the Liberals act with the urgency that the situation demands to help bring Afghans to safety?
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Mrs. Marie-France Lalonde (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Lib.)
  • Feb/15/22 3:12:38 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, Canada remains firm in its commitment to welcome 40,000 Afghan refugees to Canada. We are sparing no effort to resettle Afghan refugees as quickly as we can, and I am happy to report that more than 7,500 Afghan refugees have begun their new lives here in Canada, while overcoming extreme challenges. We are welcoming new arrivals every week. We will continue to do everything we can to show leadership in the face of the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan.
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Mr. Charlie Angus (Timmins—James Bay, NDP)
  • Feb/15/22 3:13:15 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, when it comes to assessing the Prime Minister's credibility on the climate crisis, the truth is found in the lobbying registry. Over the last two years, his government rolled out the red carpet for big oil with over 370 meetings. No wonder big oil is not sweating his promise of a tough emissions cap. In fact, representatives told our committee they plan to vastly increase production, and that position is backed by the energy regulator. This is for the environment minister. What kind of credible cap is there that includes massive increases in oil exports?
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Hon. Steven Guilbeault (Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Lib.)
  • Feb/15/22 3:13:51 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I have asked my hon. colleague this before, and he still has not answered. I would like him to show me a country in the world that has done more in the last four or five years than we have to fight climate change. There have been more than 100 measures, $100 billion of investment, regulations on methane, clean-fuel standards and electricity. These are all things we are doing, and we have so much more to do.
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Mrs. Sherry Romanado (Longueuil—Charles-LeMoyne, Lib.)
  • Feb/15/22 3:14:26 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Gladue principles, in part, recognize that there is an overrepresentation of indigenous peoples in the criminal justice system and that there are complex issues based on systemic discrimination that should be considered in sentencing. They now have had to be used in courts in sentencing for quite some time. However, in the final report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, many participants expressed concerns about overly lenient sentences in cases of violence against indigenous women and girls. Does the Minister of Justice have an answer to those who are worried about the Gladue principles negatively impacting the safety of and justice for indigenous women and girls?
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Hon. David Lametti (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, Lib.)
  • Feb/15/22 3:15:03 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for asking that question in the stead of the hon. member for Northwest Territories. I thank him for his leadership and his wisdom. The Gladue principles, just like the revitalization of indigenous justice systems, calls to action from the TRC and the implementation plan for the MMIWG, are concrete steps toward making our justice system fairer. However, we understand there are still systemic issues in our criminal justice system that we need to address. It is impossible to undo centuries of colonialism in only a few short years. Far too many women and girls endure serious injustice, including discrimination and disproportionately high rates of violence. We are going to work on this with indigenous leadership to get—
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The Speaker
  • Feb/15/22 3:15:48 p.m.
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I am afraid that is all the time we have for today.
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Mr. Rick Perkins
  • Feb/15/22 3:15:59 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I am rising on a point of order arising out of question period. I would like to seek unanimous consent to table the four House of Commons fisheries committee reports that the Liberal government has not responded to on small-craft harbours.
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The Speaker
  • Feb/15/22 3:16:15 p.m.
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All those opposed to the hon. member's moving the motion will please say nay. Some hon. members: Nay.
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