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House Hansard - 336

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
September 16, 2024 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 336 - Sep/16/24
Mr. Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe
  • Sep/16/24 1:51:53 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-71 
Madam Speaker, Bill C‑71 is a good start for correcting a flagrant and absurd injustice. It is a good start and it can also give us a guideline we can follow should there ever be a complete reform of citizenship status, in terms of what it means, what it represents and what being a citizen of a country entails. It is indeed a good idea that we should all be working on. Bill C‑71 is a step in the right direction. It is something that many people want. Many people want this to be resolved at last. It has been dragging on for far too long. The Bloc Québécois will collaborate on this.
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Context: House Hansard - 336 - Sep/16/24
Mr. Luc Thériault (Montcalm, BQ)
  • Sep/16/24 4:06:07 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, when I read the outline of this bill, I thought that there was no way we would dither and debate this for long, because there is still a pressing need to correct an injustice. I do not see how anyone could justify waiting to correct an injustice. That is why I was very surprised to see the Conservatives say no just now to the motion that would have allowed us to move quickly to correct these injustices. What does the member think of this refusal?
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Context: House Hansard - 336 - Sep/16/24
Mr. Francesco Sorbara
  • Sep/16/24 4:40:14 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his question and for what he said. We are here to do the good work of Canadians, wherever they live in this country. This injustice with lost Canadians was caused by a Conservative government under Mr. Harper. He put in measures that were deemed unconstitutional, whether it was for immigration, for justice measures and so forth. That is what happened. They go to the courts. The Conservatives do not like the courts. They do not like the court system and the judges. I hear some heckling on the other side. Again—
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Context: House Hansard - 336 - Sep/16/24
Mr. Francesco Sorbara
  • Sep/16/24 4:40:58 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I just want to say to the hon. member from the Bloc Québécois, who represents one of the ridings in Quebec, that we need to fix this injustice for Canadians across this country. What has happened is wrong. We know it. Canadians born abroad to Canadian citizens are Canadians. They should have always been treated as such. There are measures here for substantial tests to make it fair and right.
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Context: House Hansard - 336 - Sep/16/24
Mr. Francesco Sorbara (Vaughan—Woodbridge, Lib.)
  • Sep/16/24 4:52:20 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, we know that Bill C-71 is the right thing to do. The bill would correct an injustice that was caused by the prior Harper government, when the courts ruled that the law in place at the time was unconstitutional. The Ontario Superior Court of Justice ruled it unconstitutional. This is the right thing to do to correct an injustice. It is about fairness. I have much respect for the hon. member for Edmonton Manning. Why would he not support a piece of legislation that would correct an injustice?
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