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House Hansard - 63

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 3, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 63 - May/3/22
Ms. Ruby Sahota (Brampton North, Lib.)
  • May/3/22 2:52:27 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, Punjabi Canadians in my riding of Brampton North and across Canada have been advocating for a direct flight from Canada to the Indian city of Amritsar. My colleagues and I have also been raising our concerns with officials. Would the Minister of Transport please update the House as to our government's position on the issue?
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Context: House Hansard - 63 - May/3/22
Hon. Omar Alghabra (Minister of Transport, Lib.)
  • May/3/22 2:52:53 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my colleague from Brampton North for her advocacy on this issue. I have been hearing from members of Punjabi Canadian communities and colleagues here in the House of Commons about their desire to see more direct flights to India, including flights to Amritsar. This afternoon I met with the Indian civil aviation minister and raised the issue of more direct flights, including flights to Amritsar. I want to thank Minister Scindia for his willingness to work together on strengthening our air transportation agreement. Our government will continue to support airlines looking to implement more direct flights to India.
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