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House Hansard - 76

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 20, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 76 - May/20/22
Mr. Jasraj Singh Hallan (Calgary Forest Lawn, CPC)
  • May/20/22 12:09:31 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, on April 9, the Prime Minister announced that Ukrainians who come to Canada would be given temporary housing assistance and short-term income supports. Last week, Alexey, a Ukrainian, landed in Toronto and was greeted by the Red Cross. Unfortunately, there was no short-term housing or income support because the program actually had not even launched yet. The announcement was made on April 9. Today is May 20. Will the government keep its word and provide Ukrainians with the announced supports, or is this just another broken Liberal promise?
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Context: House Hansard - 76 - May/20/22
Mrs. Marie-France Lalonde (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Lib.)
  • May/20/22 12:10:04 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I thank the member for his great advocacy. We both sit on the immigration committee and I know how passionate and involved he is. We have welcomed over 32,000 Ukrainians to Canada, and certainly our commitment continues to be to helping Ukrainians as they come to Canada. We will continue to support them. Just last week, we announced we would be welcoming a charter flight next week in Winnipeg.
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Context: House Hansard - 76 - May/20/22
Mr. Jasraj Singh Hallan (Calgary Forest Lawn, CPC)
  • May/20/22 12:10:44 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, it looks like another broken promise. Anna recently gave birth to her third daughter, Sophie, in a bomb shelter in Ukraine. Anna and her daughters had to leave her husband and their father behind and escape to safety. They were forced to wait in Turkey because of impossible demands by IRCC, including demanding a birth certificate for Sophie, who was born in a bomb shelter. This is just ridiculous. Will the Liberals finally accept that their policies are not working at all and implement visa-free travel for Ukrainians?
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Context: House Hansard - 76 - May/20/22
Mrs. Marie-France Lalonde (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Lib.)
  • May/20/22 12:11:18 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, on individual cases, I would certainly appreciate having this conversation with him. As the member well knows, there are numerous measures we have put in place to ensure that individuals can come to Canada. As I mention all the time, we will continue to be there to welcome as many Ukrainians as possible in Canada.
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