44th Parl. 1st Sess.
April 1, 2022 10:00AM
- Apr/1/22 11:56:26 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, we recognize that we need to do more to ensure that francophone veterans get a response in a timely manner—
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- Apr/1/22 11:56:32 a.m.
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I must interrupt the parliamentary secretary. He will have to start over because the interpretation is not working.
An hon. member: He is not wearing his headset.
The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Carol Hughes): The hon. parliamentary secretary is not wearing his headset. While we wait for him to put it on, I remind all members, ministers and parliamentary secretaries that they must wear their headsets or they may lose their chance to ask a question or give an answer.
The hon. parliamentary secretary.
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- Apr/1/22 11:57:15 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, as I was saying, we recognize that we need to do much more for francophone veterans when it comes to the wait times for a response to their application.
We have created a dedicated francophone unit to improve the situation for francophones on the ground. We have also hired many francophone and bilingual employees to process these applications. Our $340‑million investment is helping us make significant progress on this issue.
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- Apr/1/22 11:57:59 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, services for francophone veterans are deteriorating. An expert confirmed this at committee. She has helped more than 1,200 veterans with their valiant struggle to access services.
She confirmed that officials are recommending that francophone veterans apply in English. They are told that things will move more quickly if they apply in English. In other words, if they have issues getting service in French in Canada, they have to speak English.
Is that how we should be thanking francophones who have served Canada?
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- Apr/1/22 11:58:42 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for his question. That is absolutely not what we should be doing. We can serve people in French. That is why we have a francophone unit dedicated to doing just that, as I mentioned earlier.
We are hiring more bilingual people. Plus, let us not forget that our government has invested more than $11 million to help serve and support veterans across Canada.
We have been there for veterans, and we will be continue to be there for them, francophones included.
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Madam Speaker, Canadian are proud of both official languages, English and French. They must be protected and integrated into federal-provincial agreements. If the federal government does not enforce the Official Languages Act, who will?
Furthermore, the decline of French in Canada must stop now. Will the Minister of Official Languages commit to amending Bill C-13 to include language clauses, among other things?
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Madam Speaker, I thank the member for his question and for his work on official languages.
Our government understands the importance of the substantive equality of both official languages. This means strengthening the positive measures in the bill as well as co-operation with our partners and the provinces.
We will consider all the implications related to official languages. We will study the amendments and work with the opposition and with communities across the country on the bill.
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- Apr/1/22 12:00:35 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I am issuing a heartfelt plea to the government to help Laurence Couture Gagnon, a young Canadian mother who had to flee the war in Ukraine with her newborn, Léo. They are in Poland.
She desperately wants to return to Canada, but the embassy in Warsaw is taking a long time to issue a citizenship certificate for her baby, who is also Canadian. Once they have the certificate, they can get a passport and come back to Canada. How is the government going to help me help her?
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- Apr/1/22 12:01:11 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his question.
Since day one, Canada has been there to help Ukrainians fleeing Putin's war. We will continue to work with them. More than 12,000 Ukrainians arrived this week alone.
My colleague is well aware that we cannot talk about specific cases. I strongly encourage him to come to see me, and we will work together.
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- Apr/1/22 12:01:39 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, this is the 17th time in two years that I am rising in the House to talk about the labour shortage in my constituency and endless immigration delays.
According to a March 18 Radio-Canada article, immigration lawyers are suing Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada for the outrageous delays in Quebec. Businesses that need workers and potential citizens are discouraged and out of patience.
When will the minister finally buckle down and cut wait times?
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- Apr/1/22 12:02:18 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, once again I thank my colleague for his question.
I just want to make one thing clear to the House. Since the beginning, we have received and processed over half a million permanent residence applications. In fact, we set a record. We welcomed 143,000 permanent residents to Canada over the last three months.
We need to do more, and that is exactly what we will continue to do.
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- Apr/1/22 12:02:56 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, there are strong ties between Canada and the Caribbean.
It is by working together with our partners that we can meet the challenges we face, particularly those related to regional stability, COVID-19 and climate change.
Can the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs inform the House how this joint organization between Canada and the Caribbean Community, or CARICOM, is helping us to meet these challenges and strengthen these essential ties?
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- Apr/1/22 12:03:42 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague from Bourassa for his important work.
This morning, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and her counterpart from Belize co-chaired a meeting of the foreign ministers of CARICOM. They talked about security and stability in Haiti and Nicaragua, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and the steps being taken to address climate change and COVID-19.
These meetings are essential for Canada and the world.
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- Apr/1/22 12:04:11 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, the NDP-Liberal government continues to try to destroy the oil and gas industry in Canada. First it had the carbon tax, then the clean fuel standards and now a call for a 42% emissions reduction.
My riding of Sarnia—Lambton, which produces a third of the petrochemicals in the country, will be hard pressed to remain competitive under these punishing rules that do not apply to foreign oil. The carbon footprint would not be leaving the planet; it would just be leaving Canadian jobs.
Why are the Liberals trying to destroy thousands of jobs in this country in order to give them to foreign producers with higher emissions?
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- Apr/1/22 12:04:56 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, it is really important, and I would like to highlight, that in fact the industry actually made the commitment to move to reduce emissions and to have a pathway to net zero by 2050. We took them up on their offer.
When it comes to speaking to the emissions reductions plan, the Oil Sands Pathways alliance, which represents oil sands producers, actually spoke in support of this plan. This is a plan that is working to reduce emissions and make sure we have a clean economy for the future, while creating sustainable jobs.
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- Apr/1/22 12:05:31 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, U.S. representatives on the Great Lakes Fishery Commission have delayed the passage of their 2022 budget because of Canada's long-standing appropriations shortfall in meeting its treaty obligations.
In the fisheries committee, the minister agreed with my colleague for South Shore—St. Margarets that the best decision for Canada would be to pay its bills and not allow invasive species to contaminate our Great Lakes.
When will the NDP-Liberal government pay the remaining $9 million on our obligation?
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- Apr/1/22 12:06:19 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, as always, the government has had the backs of workers and people in the industry. We will continue to work in the best way possible to achieve outcomes that are shared, that are direct, and that stand by the principles of this government. That is unwavering, and that is what we are committed to do.
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- Apr/1/22 12:06:38 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, on Wednesday, the Minister of Justice denied that Bill C-5 would allow human traffickers to serve their sentences at home. It is crazy. The minister does not even know his own bill. Human trafficking is a vicious crime and traffickers prey on the most vulnerable. In Canada, a lot of them are indigenous women and girls.
Can the minister explain how giving sex traffickers house arrest will protect trafficking victims, and why does he think that this is okay?
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- Apr/1/22 12:07:08 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, our government is committed to criminal justice system reform. It is a promise we made to Canadians and we intend to keep it. This is about criminal justice policy that actually keeps our communities safe. A justice system that unfairly targets indigenous people and Black and marginalized communities is not effective. It does not keep us safe, and it must be changed.
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- Apr/1/22 12:07:38 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, the fight against climate change should be a top priority. The impacts of climate change are having a greater and more direct impact on developing countries, and are disproportionately affecting women and girls. With the increasing frequency and severity of floods and droughts and the loss of biodiversity, women and girls are the ones most impacted by natural disasters and are the first to go without food when crops fail.
Can the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Development tell us what Canada is doing to do its part in the fight against climate change?
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