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House Hansard - 103

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
September 27, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 103 - Sep/27/22
Mr. Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe (Lac-Saint-Jean, BQ)
  • Sep/27/22 2:40:28 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the federal government could shut down Roxham Road tomorrow morning if it wanted to by suspending the safe third country agreement. It has chosen not to, however. The CBC is reporting that the government chose to make Roxham Road permanent. All of the agreements required to keep Roxham Road open until at least 2027 have already been signed. By making Roxham Road permanent, the government is also permanently enabling the criminal smuggling networks that are making money off the desperation of poor migrant families. Does the minister realize that smugglers are celebrating today by drinking champagne they bought with money they made off migrants?
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Context: House Hansard - 103 - Sep/27/22
Mr. Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe (Lac-Saint-Jean, BQ)
  • Sep/27/22 2:41:32 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, every time, the minister says he is protecting refugees, but he is letting criminals exploit them. He is letting criminals rob them blind. He is also letting criminals lie to them, because the smugglers do not tell their victims that they have a fifty-fifty chance of being deported at the end of the process. Ultimately, the minister is protecting criminals, not refugees. We believe that protecting migrants means letting them in through the front door at the border crossing, safe from abuse. Why is the minister opting for Roxham Road and helping human smugglers?
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Context: House Hansard - 103 - Sep/27/22
Mr. Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe (Lac-Saint-Jean, BQ)
  • Sep/27/22 2:42:36 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, this is proof that they cannot stay on top of their files. They do not understand anything. Aside from smugglers, the only people who will benefit from the decision to make Roxham Road permanent are those who receive federal contracts. We know that Roxham Road has already cost at least half a billion dollars. The exact amount is unclear because the federal government refuses to disclose all of its contracts. That is worrisome because, among the contracts that are known to exist, there are seven that were awarded without competition to the companies of two well-known Liberal donors. It pays to be Liberal. When is the government going to disclose all the contracts, all the amounts and all the suppliers?
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Context: House Hansard - 103 - Sep/27/22
Mr. Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe
  • Sep/27/22 3:16:23 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, something very unfortunate happened during question period. The Minister of Public Safety twisted my words, thereby misleading the House on an extremely sensitive issue. I think it is important to choose our words carefully— Some hon. members: Debate. Mr. Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe: Mr. Speaker, may I speak? I was talking about smugglers, and he insinuated that I had said they were criminals—
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Context: House Hansard - 103 - Sep/27/22
Mr. Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe
  • Sep/27/22 3:17:11 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, it is a sensitive issue, as you know. I am asking the minister to apologize for twisting my words. I was talking about criminal human smugglers who exploit migrants trying to cross the border. He said that I said that criminals were crossing the border. Those are two entirely different things regarding a sensitive issue. I want him to apologize because he twisted my words and it is unacceptable.
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