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House Hansard - 103

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
September 27, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 103 - Sep/27/22
Mr. Alain Therrien (La Prairie, BQ)
  • Sep/27/22 2:29:22 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, let me explain who benefits from making Roxham Road permanent. It benefits the smugglers who traffic people. It benefits the criminals who see the families' desperation and figure there is money to be made. It benefits Liberal donors who get all kinds of contracts from this government. They are laughing. They know that Roxham Road will stay open for the next five years. It may never close. Thanks to the federal government, they can turn their little racket into a thriving economic sector. Why is the government drumming up business for criminals instead of thinking about what the migrants need and closing Roxham Road permanently?
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Context: House Hansard - 103 - Sep/27/22
Mr. Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe
  • Sep/27/22 3:16:23 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, something very unfortunate happened during question period. The Minister of Public Safety twisted my words, thereby misleading the House on an extremely sensitive issue. I think it is important to choose our words carefully— Some hon. members: Debate. Mr. Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe: Mr. Speaker, may I speak? I was talking about smugglers, and he insinuated that I had said they were criminals—
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