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House Hansard - 17

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
December 14, 2021 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 17 - Dec/14/21
Mr. Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe (Lac-Saint-Jean, BQ)
  • Dec/14/21 2:37:45 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, by renewing the lease for its temporary facilities on Roxham Road, the government is signalling its intention to let the problem get worse and worse for another five years. Who benefits from the federal government's inaction? It is human smugglers who sell refugees a fantasy. Thanks to the Liberal government, they just found out that they will be able to keep getting rich at refugees' expense for the next five years. This is also good news for Liberal donor Pierre Guay, who is leasing the temporary facilities to the Liberal government. He just secured another five years' worth of public funds. Does the Liberal minister really think this is good news for families that will continue to cross the border through the woods in the dead of winter?
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Context: House Hansard - 17 - Dec/14/21
Mr. Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe (Lac-Saint-Jean, BQ)
  • Dec/14/21 2:38:48 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, that is a bunch of hooey. Now that we have identified who benefits from Roxham Road, let us talk about those who do not. This situation does not benefit families who pay smugglers a fortune so that they can risk their safety crossing the border. It does not benefit Quebec, which has to take on 97% of Canada's irregular claims, and it does not benefit Quebeckers, who pay for all the services provided to that 97% of claimants, which is far more than their fair share compared to the rest of Canada. Why is the Liberal government making Roxham Road permanent instead of suspending the safe third country agreement?
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