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House Hansard - 12

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
December 7, 2021 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 12 - Dec/7/21
Hon. Sean Fraser (Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Lib.)
  • Dec/7/21 2:35:30 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I think all members of the House will agree on the importance of Canada making good on its commitment to resettle 40,000 Afghan refugees. Members on the opposite side are asking when people are going to arrive. Two weeks ago, when I was asked this question, I said 3,800 were here. Earlier this week, when I was asked the question, we had more than 4,000. I am pleased to share that by the end of this week, 500 more Afghan refugees will be arriving, including, for the first time, privately sponsored refugees from Afghanistan in my home province of Nova Scotia. Our commitment will not waver and we will make good on bringing 40,000 vulnerable Afghan refugees to Canada.
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Context: House Hansard - 12 - Dec/7/21
Hon. Sean Fraser (Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Lib.)
  • Dec/7/21 2:40:44 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, if the hon. member wants to frame this in terms of the recent election campaign, I would point out that on this side of the House we campaigned on a commitment to bring 40,000 Afghan refugees here. On the opposition side, members campaigned on a commitment to end the government-assisted refugee stream. He criticizes our— Some hon. members: Oh, oh!
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Context: House Hansard - 12 - Dec/7/21
Hon. Sean Fraser
  • Dec/7/21 2:41:26 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the truth hurts sometimes, but the reality is that if the members of the opposition would like to frame this in the context of the recent federal election campaign, I would point out that the government campaigned on a commitment to bring 40,000 Afghan refugees to Canada. The Conservative Party of Canada campaigned on a commitment to end the government-assisted refugee stream altogether. If the member is concerned about the timeline for new arrivals, we anticipate that on two charter flights tomorrow an additional 520 Afghan refugees will land in Canada. That is something we should all be proud of.
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