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House Hansard - 69

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 11, 2022 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 69 - May/11/22
Hon. Michael Chong (Wellington—Halton Hills, CPC)
  • May/11/22 2:50:55 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the government's lawyers are stuck in Afghanistan. There are 28 of them. They worked for the Canadian embassy, and they are being hunted by the Taliban because they worked for Canada. The foreign affairs department passed along their names to the immigration department so they could escape to freedom and to Canada, but the immigration department has yet to process their applications. This has been going on for eight months, which should be plenty of time to fix this problem. When will this problem be fixed?
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Context: House Hansard - 69 - May/11/22
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister, Lib.)
  • May/11/22 2:55:40 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for Etobicoke—Lakeshore for his solidarity with the people of Ukraine. I recently travelled to Kyiv with the Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister of Foreign Affairs to announce the reopening of our embassy. I met with President Zelenskyy to discuss how we can help them defend their democracy and bore witness to the atrocities committed by Russian forces. I think all Canadians are extremely proud to see the maple leaf flying once again over the streets of Kyiv.
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