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Hon. Sean Fraser (Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Lib.)

Jun/10/22 11:27:00 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, with great respect to my hon. colleague, nothing could be further from the truth. As of today, there are more than 30,000 Ukrainians who are being provided with safe haven here in Canada. Yes, the federal government has offered charter to nearly 1,000 Ukrainians. I want to thank both Air Canada and The Shapiro Foundation for their extraordinarily generous donations, which are going to start bringing Ukrainians from Europe to Canada as soon as this week. They are going to start with 500, but they have secured enough in donations to provide cost-free transportation for at least 10,000 Ukrainians who are in need of safe refuge. This is something we should be very proud of.

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Context: House Hansard - 86 - Jun/10/22

Hon. Sean Fraser (Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Lib.)

Jun/10/22 11:28:10 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, again with respect to my colleague, I would point out that there are more than 30,000 Ukrainians who have already arrived in Canada. We have not seen this pace of arrivals of people who are fleeing war and persecution in any other initiative that could be comparable in the history of Canada. It is extraordinary to see so many people who have been provided with safe haven so quickly, but it is not enough that we work to get people here. We have to support them when they land. We have arranged to have airport reception services through the Red Cross. We have arranged to give access to settlement services with 550 organizations across Canada. We have established income supports. We have established temporary accommodation supports. We are continuing to do what we can to make sure people get here and succeed after they arrive, as well.

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Context: House Hansard - 86 - Jun/10/22

Hon. Sean Fraser (Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Lib.)

Jun/10/22 11:47:21 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, our immigration system needs to have a compassionate approach. The hon. member knows we are not at liberty to discuss the specific details of individual case files on the floor of the House of Commons. I am happy to continue the conversation we began together about this specific case file. We are aware of it, but we are going to continue to look at the details and ensure the rules were applied fairly, and also with a compassionate lens.

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Context: House Hansard - 86 - Jun/10/22

Hon. Sean Fraser (Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Lib.)

Jun/10/22 12:09:11 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the hon. member asks a very important question. We developed, in an emergency situation, a brand new model of temporary protection, because we heard of the vast numbers of people who wanted to come but also want to go back home when it is safe to do so. It is really important, though, that there be additional supports that are atypical for people who come as visitors to Canada, because these are people in need of safe haven. We have established income supports and supports for temporary accommodations. We have fully funded settlement services to ensure that people who are coming as part of this safe program are able to benefit from those services. We are going to continue to do what we can, not just to get people here but to make sure they are supported after they land.

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