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House Hansard - 40

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
March 3, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 40 - Mar/3/22
Ms. Christine Normandin (Saint-Jean, BQ)
  • Mar/3/22 2:29:35 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, three days ago, 500,000 people had fled the war in Ukraine. Now it is more than a million. I welcome the government's creation of the authorization for emergency travel, but more must be done, and faster. The minister calls it an authorization for emergency travel, but it is going to take two weeks to set up. After that, who knows how long it will take to process applications. Speedy is not exactly the IRCC's middle name. I have a simple question. With the number of people fleeing doubling every three days, how long will it take for these people to actually get to Canada?
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Context: House Hansard - 40 - Mar/3/22
Ms. Christine Normandin (Saint-Jean, BQ)
  • Mar/3/22 2:30:48 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, Canada needs to be prepared for a large‑scale airlift operation to receive refugees. We must be prepared to charter as many flights as possible to take into account an influx of exiles that swells by 500,000 people every three days and could still increase, as the Russian strikes become more brutal. As I said, the government has the support of the Bloc Québécois in its support for the people of Ukraine, but things must move faster, especially since half of the exiles are children. Will the government organize this airlift operation?
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Context: House Hansard - 40 - Mar/3/22
Ms. Christine Normandin (Saint-Jean, BQ)
  • Mar/3/22 4:13:25 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, we hope and expect that this war will not last forever. Since the gas pipeline that could be built to help Ukraine will never be finished or operational in time to actually do any good, does the hon. member agree with me that the project would not only be useless, but could even cause harm? A number of Russian oligarchs have interests in Canadian oil companies and in some of the companies that produce materials that could be used to build the gas pipeline.
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Context: House Hansard - 40 - Mar/3/22
Ms. Christine Normandin (Saint-Jean, BQ)
  • Mar/3/22 4:41:10 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for his speech. I understand that one of the Conservatives’ main arguments is to make sure that Putin is not financed because the world is still purchasing its products. We know that Europe is relatively dependent, and that Germany is 50% dependent. Also, when you talk about Canada supplying Europe, it is important to remember that Russian oligarchs have interests in Canadian oil companies and that the construction of gas pipelines could serve the interests of some of these oligarchs, in particular those invested in the steel industry. I am wholeheartedly against the idea of building a gas pipeline. However, for argument’s sake, what would my colleague think about amending the proposal to systematically exclude all Canadian companies that, directly or indirectly, have Russian interests?
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Context: House Hansard - 40 - Mar/3/22
Ms. Christine Normandin (Saint-Jean, BQ)
Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his speech. I always enjoy listening to him. When we designate a month to recognize a particular heritage, parliamentarians like to make the most of that celebration both here on Parliament Hill and in our ridings. I was wondering if he has any suggestions or ideas to share with us so we can better celebrate what we are about to adopt.
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