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House Hansard - 105

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
September 29, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 105 - Sep/29/22
Mr. Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe (Lac-Saint-Jean, BQ)
  • Sep/29/22 2:40:27 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, all the human trafficking going on at Roxham Road would disappear immediately if the federal government suspended the safe third country agreement. However, the minister is doing exactly the opposite. He is expanding it. He is building a city. Radio‑Canada recently reported that the federal government is not suspending the agreement, but rather expanding its facilities in response to the record number of asylum seekers this year. The government is set to open a new complex on November 1, and it will stay open until 2026. How much longer does it plan to help human smugglers expand their business operations at Roxham Road?
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Context: House Hansard - 105 - Sep/29/22
Mr. Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe (Lac-Saint-Jean, BQ)
  • Sep/29/22 2:41:43 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, yesterday the Minister of Public Safety said that he was very proud of the work the government is doing to protect the rights of refugees at Roxham Road. What is he proud of? Is he proud that families are being exploited by criminal human smugglers and that it is costing them $10,000 a head? Is that a good price? Is he proud that these families are being welcomed to Canada by the police? Is he proud that their applications take years to be processed? Of all the things I just mentioned, which part is the minister most proud of?
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Context: House Hansard - 105 - Sep/29/22
Mr. Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe (Lac-Saint-Jean, BQ)
  • Sep/29/22 2:42:56 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we have only been telling them for three years now to suspend the safe third country agreement. If that is not a solution, I do not know what is. Let us talk about the negotiations with the U.S. They have been going on for a long time. This was in the Liberals' 2019 electoral platform. They said they would continue to work with the United States to modernize the safe third country agreement. At this point, we are entitled to wonder if it is actually being discussed. Meanwhile, the federal government is opening new facilities at Roxham Road. When will the government suspend the safe third country agreement instead of holding ribbon-cutting ceremonies at Roxham Road?
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