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House Hansard - 337

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
September 17, 2024 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 337 - Sep/17/24
Ms. Jenny Kwan (Vancouver East, NDP)
  • Sep/17/24 1:42:15 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-71 
Madam Speaker, I listened to the member's speech. I wonder if he actually realizes that, under Bill C-71, what we are talking about is restoring the rights of Canadians that were taken away unconstitutionally by the Conservatives 15 years ago. This is what we are talking about. We are talking about Canadians having lost that right. The courts have said that it is a violation of their charter rights and mobility rights. I wonder if the member understands that.
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Context: House Hansard - 337 - Sep/17/24
Mr. Sébastien Lemire (Abitibi—Témiscamingue, BQ)
  • Sep/17/24 5:56:29 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, obviously this is not about creating revolving doors in this context, but about righting historic wrongs. I would like to know what my colleague from Calgary Centre would say to Canadian women who married a non-Canadian before 1947, who are nearly 100 years old now and who, because of the Conservatives' filibustering, may never see their most basic rights upheld before they die.
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Context: House Hansard - 337 - Sep/17/24
Mr. Sébastien Lemire (Abitibi—Témiscamingue, BQ)
  • Sep/17/24 6:11:16 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, there is some unease in the House about the court's ruling. That is because the current Citizenship Act is unconstitutional. I would therefore like to ask my colleague the following question. How do the Conservatives intend to reform the act if they keep opposing it and dragging out the proceedings? Why not go ahead and pass the amendments instead? We can all agree that this does not exactly affect hundreds of millions of people, but rather a handful of people whose rights have been violated over the years. These are historic mistakes that can be corrected.
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