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House Hansard - 42

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
March 21, 2022 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 42 - Mar/21/22
Mr. Alain Therrien (La Prairie, BQ)
  • Mar/21/22 2:25:40 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the government has created an emergency travel authorization for refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine. It can count on the Bloc Québecois's support for that measure, but two weeks ago, we also said that it should charter additional flights to evacuate these individuals. As we speak, refugees are applying for the program and filling out the paperwork, but once they get through the process, no one is picking them up. When exactly will refugees be airlifted out of Ukraine on federally chartered flights?
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Context: House Hansard - 42 - Mar/21/22
Mr. Alain Therrien (La Prairie, BQ)
  • Mar/21/22 2:26:51 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the number of refugees—women, children and seniors—has reached 3.5 million, and that number is growing quickly. Canada is home to the second largest Ukrainian diaspora in the world. This means that people will want to come here, and a lot of planes will be needed to accommodate them. Imagine if Ukrainian families have all the proper paperwork but unfortunately remain stuck in refugee camps because of a lack of transport. That is inhumane. The minister's answer is not good enough. He says that in order to succeed the federal government needs to charter flights. Here is my question. When will that happen?
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