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House Hansard - 107

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
October 4, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 107 - Oct/4/22
Mr. Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe (Lac-Saint-Jean, BQ)
  • Oct/4/22 2:43:28 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, so everything is as it should be at Roxham Road. That is what they just said. Does is seem as though negotiations are moving forward? I do not think so. The safe third country agreement is a seven-page document, not a free trade agreement. The Liberals have been telling us for five years that they are in negotiations. Meanwhile, what is obvious on the ground is that they are making Roxham Road permanent. We have just been told flat out. They even plan to open new facilities on November 1. Permanent means permanent. Can the minister provide us with any concrete evidence of these discussions, or should we rely on the government's actions and therefore conclude that no negotiations are actually taking place?
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Context: House Hansard - 107 - Oct/4/22
Hon. Pablo Rodriguez (Minister of Canadian Heritage, Lib.)
  • Oct/4/22 2:44:09 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, discussions and negotiations are indeed taking place. I would ask the Bloc Québécois to tone down the rhetoric just a bit and stop playing petty politics on the backs of men, women and children who, more often than not, leave extremely difficult situations to make it there or elsewhere. When we talk about immigration, we are talking about men, women and children who are seeking a better life. They have the right to dignity, and I would ask the Bloc Québécois members to be careful about what they say.
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Context: House Hansard - 107 - Oct/4/22
Mr. Ryan Turnbull
  • Oct/4/22 7:37:59 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, what model we should use for future pandemics is a great question to reflect on. I certainly see learnings that could be integrated into Canada's future pandemic preparedness. We can take lessons from many countries around the world. Taiwan is one of many that have done well. I am sure there are some we can take lessons from on what not to do as well, and there are many examples. The point here is that Taiwan needs to have meaningful input and have an opportunity to participate in discussions to share the lessons it has learned. As an observer or a guest in some of these international organizations, it is able to do that, which achieves the objective we are looking for.
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