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Ms. Viviane Lapointe (Sudbury, Lib.)

Jun/8/22 2:11:02 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Laurentian Lunars of Laurentian University in my riding of Sudbury recently won the Over the Dusty Moon competition hosted by the Colorado School of Mines. Students from around the world went to Colorado to participate in the innovation competition. Each team had to create a system capable of transporting lunar regolith, or loose sediment. I am so impressed by the team's hard work and innovative spirit. Its members are Ethan Murphy, Adam Farrow, Quade Howald, Alexander Mackenzie, Reid Ludgate, Goran Hinic, Kevan Sullivan and Kyle Wulle. The competition took place at the same time as convocation, so these students did not have the pleasure of walking across the stage with the other graduates. Cheers to the team's impressive leadership, and congratulations to its members on winning the competition and earning their diplomas.

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Ms. Lindsay Mathyssen (London—Fanshawe, NDP)

Jun/8/22 8:32:59 p.m.
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Re: Bill C-19

Madam Speaker, I agree with a lot of what my hon. colleague just spoke about. I agree that foreign credentials are a huge issue, as is the immigration crisis we are seeing through the IRCC. My office is constantly battling with the fact that we are only allowed to ask about five cases every day, which is absolutely ludicrous. The member did not speak too much about international students. In my community, at Fanshawe College, there are incredible students coming forward, yet they are limited in being able to find a pathway here after they finish their degrees. If he could comment on that, it would be great.

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Context: House Hansard - 84 - Jun/8/22

Mr. Jasraj Singh Hallan

Jun/8/22 8:33:45 p.m.
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Re: Bill C-19

Madam Speaker, on this topic, I do not think a minute is enough. I totally feel for my hon. colleague and her question. I consider one of my wonderful colleagues an older brother. My older brother from Surrey—Newton is very passionate about not just this issue but immigration as a whole. I met with some international students today in my office. I believe my older brother from Surrey—Newton did as well. This is a big issue. On top of the hurdles they have, there is the incredible amount of money they spend to come to this country and the struggles their parents go through just to send them to this country. I think we do a disservice to hard-working, talented and energetic international students when they come here and do not have enough to survive and are left to fend for themselves. There are some really concerning things going on with them, such as human trafficking and abuse by employers. We need to work together to help address those issues, on top of the mental health issues that international students struggle with.

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