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House Hansard - 109

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
October 6, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 109 - Oct/6/22
Mr. Yves-François Blanchet (Beloeil—Chambly, BQ)
  • Oct/6/22 2:27:53 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, here is what the Prime Minister intends to do at Roxham Road: increase the number of immigrants to Quebec, without Quebec's consent; secure contracts for generous Liberal Party donors; and, now, address the labour shortage by bringing in highly vulnerable workers who do not speak French and who will not get work permits for over a year. Is it not obvious that there is absolutely nothing humanitarian about the Prime Minister's Roxham Road policy?
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Context: House Hansard - 109 - Oct/6/22
Mr. Yves-François Blanchet (Beloeil—Chambly, BQ)
  • Oct/6/22 2:29:08 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I will continue to speak out against policies that promote what is known as “cheap labour”. Instead of investing half a billion dollars in hiring qualified public servants at the Department of Immigration, the government is spending it on buildings and contracts, including an undisclosed amount that went to big Liberal Party donors. Will the Prime Minister order the immediate tabling of complete, unredacted versions of all the contracts awarded in relation to Roxham Road since 2017?
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Context: House Hansard - 109 - Oct/6/22
Hon. Sean Fraser (Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Lib.)
  • Oct/6/22 2:41:37 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, our system for asylum seekers must be robust and humane. There is no magic solution, and closing Roxham Road is not a realistic solution. Suspending the safe third country agreement would likely have the opposite effect of what we are looking to do. What we need to do is modernize the safe third country agreement, and that is what we are doing. We are working with the United States on a permanent, sustainable solution.
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Context: House Hansard - 109 - Oct/6/22
Hon. Sean Fraser (Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Lib.)
  • Oct/6/22 2:58:45 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, closing Roxham Road is not a solution for our borders. It would not solve the overall problem. As the member opposite knows, Canada shares the longest demilitarized border in the world. Roxham Road gives officials an opportunity to obtain identification documents from these asylum claimants and prevent dangerous crossings. We need to modernize the safe third country agreement, and that is what we are doing.
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