44th Parl. 1st Sess.
December 7, 2021 10:00AM
- Dec/7/21 2:22:32 p.m.
- Watch
Mr. Speaker, we have continued to be there for the people of Afghanistan, even after withdrawing our troops over 10 years ago. That is why we continued to work with our partner and allies on the evacuation of people from Afghanistan through the summer. Indeed, we continue to stand by our commitment to repatriate 40,000 Afghans to their new home in Canada over the coming times.
This is the work we are continuing to do because Canadians expect it. We continue to work alongside our allies around the world to do just that.
94 words
- Hear!
- Rabble!
- add
- star_border
- share
- Dec/7/21 2:23:46 p.m.
- Watch
Mr. Speaker, throughout the month of August, officials, ministers, extraordinary members of the Canadian Armed Forces and diplomats were engaged in a historic effort to get as many Afghans out of the country, and as many Canadians home, as possible.
We worked alongside our partners around the world. We were there to support as many as possible, and we continue to stand strongly with our allies on pressuring the Taliban to allow people to leave the country so we can welcome them here in Canada to start their new lives.
90 words
- Hear!
- Rabble!
- add
- star_border
- share
- Dec/7/21 2:24:56 p.m.
- Watch
Mr. Speaker, we can all remember the speed at which events unfolded in Afghanistan and the intensity with which members of the Canadian Armed Forces, our diplomats and our partners around the world continued to step up to evacuate people from Afghanistan and make sure that Canadians were getting out to safety, and indeed continued to be engaged with the people of Afghanistan throughout.
We know we need to continue to put pressure on the Taliban government to allow people to leave Afghanistan. That is what we are continuing to do alongside our partners, and we will bring 40,000 Afghan citizens to Canada to start their new lives.
109 words
- Hear!
- Rabble!
- add
- star_border
- share
- Dec/7/21 2:26:08 p.m.
- Watch
Mr. Speaker, I thank our soldiers, diplomats and all those who worked tirelessly to evacuate thousands of people from Afghanistan. They are still working to make sure that 40,000 Afghans will soon be able to come to Canada.
We will continue putting pressure on the Taliban to allow people to get out safely. We will continue to work with the international community to give a better life to tens of thousands of people who genuinely deserve it.
78 words
- Hear!
- Rabble!
- add
- star_border
- share
- Dec/7/21 2:27:22 p.m.
- Watch
Mr. Speaker, that is quite simply not true. We worked with our allies in Afghanistan, with organizations and with our partners around the world. Members of our armed forces, our diplomats and our officials worked tirelessly to save as many people as they could in August.
Since then, we have continued to work with the international community to put pressure on the Taliban so that we could get people out of the country and bring them to Canada. We will bring in 40,000 people to make sure we continue to be there for the people of Afghanistan.
98 words
- Hear!
- Rabble!
- add
- star_border
- share
- Dec/7/21 2:28:44 p.m.
- Watch
Mr. Speaker, we know that we cannot have a healthy economy without a healthy environment.
We are working with indigenous leaders, the provinces, the industries and stakeholders to develop strict standards for the release of oil sands tailings water in order to issue draft regulations in 2024. This important work will help us reduce the environmental and health risks associated with storing the toxic materials.
65 words
All Topics
- Hear!
- Rabble!
- add
- star_border
- share
- Dec/7/21 2:29:50 p.m.
- Watch
Mr. Speaker, there is currently a ban in place, but we are setting strict standards that could take effect as of 2024 on the quality of oil sands process waters that could be released. These measures are backed by science and are intended to protect our environment.
48 words
All Topics
- Hear!
- Rabble!
- add
- star_border
- share
- Dec/7/21 2:30:58 p.m.
- Watch
Mr. Speaker, as the member opposite said, next week we will be releasing our economic and fiscal update. We will provide Canadians with a transparent look at our public finances and our plan to finish the fight against COVID-19, make life more affordable for Canadians and ensure that our economic recovery leaves no one behind. The best way to get our economy growing and support Canadians is by ending COVID-19.
We are going to continue to move forward, as we have, on initiatives such as increasing the Canada child benefit to match the cost of living, $10-a-day child care for families, boosts to GIS for vulnerable seniors, more supports for students and the many other things we continue to do to support affordability for families.
129 words
- Hear!
- Rabble!
- add
- star_border
- share
- Dec/7/21 2:32:25 p.m.
- Watch
Mr. Speaker, the pandemic has caused inflation around the world, and Canadians are facing rising prices.
Just as we were during the pandemic, we will continue to be there for Canadians. The 2021 economic and fiscal update will give Canadians a transparent look at our public finances and our plan to finish the fight against COVID‑19, make life more affordable for Canadians and ensure our economic recovery leaves no one behind.
The best way to get our economy growing and to make life more affordable is by ending COVID‑19. That is exactly what we are doing.
100 words
- Hear!
- Rabble!
- add
- star_border
- share
- menumenu
- notificationsnotifications
- home
- mailmail
- searchsearch
