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House Hansard - 127

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
November 15, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 127 - Nov/15/22
Mr. Andy Fillmore
  • Nov/15/22 10:11:24 a.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-32 
Madam Speaker, at home in Halifax, we need to be building about 10,000 units a year. We have a complicated machine composed of tradespeople, supply chains, building inspectors, people who grant permits and people who provide the appliances that go into homes, and we can only deliver about 3,000 homes a year. It is clear that we need help across that continuum, that big machine that builds housing, not just in Halifax but across the country. A critical piece of that, of course, is the talented workforce. We are seeing the Minister of Immigration focus, with great precision, on creating streams that would bring talented and skilled tradespeople into the country.
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Context: House Hansard - 127 - Nov/15/22
Mr. Brad Vis (Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon, CPC)
  • Nov/15/22 10:25:15 a.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-32 
Madam Speaker, on page 61 of the fall economic statement there is a line item for $135 million. It is indicated that the money is being allocated for temporary lodgings for asylum seekers in need of shelter. Indeed, during the COVID–19 pandemic, the Government of Canada rightfully shut down Roxham Road and other illegal points of entry. Why is the Government of Canada opening up these illegal points of entry and putting $135 million forward for people who jump the immigration queue in Canada?
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Context: House Hansard - 127 - Nov/15/22
Mr. Darrell Samson
  • Nov/15/22 10:25:52 a.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-32 
Madam Speaker, as I said in my speech, immigration is key to the success of our country and to the growth of our country. We have made some changes that would bring more people, skilled workers, to support us. We have the family reunification, which would bring families together, adding family members. The francophone strategy would bring a 4.4% increase in francophones to Canada. Those are key areas that we need to work on and support our country by bringing more immigrants to Canada.
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Ms. Melissa Lantsman
  • Nov/15/22 10:42:04 a.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-32 
Madam Speaker, the member opposite raises some very valid points. Canadians cannot get a passport in this country. Those who want to come to Canada cannot come here, because we have a 2.8-million backlog in immigration. The basic government services that the government purports to run are all broken. Everything is broken in this country, and now we see the interest on the debt going up, with our payments in Canada exceeding the current Canada health transfer by next year. That should be concerning to every member in the House; that should be concerning to every Canadian, and until the government gets everything in order, we cannot commit to anything.
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Context: House Hansard - 127 - Nov/15/22
Mr. George Chahal (Calgary Skyview, Lib.)
  • Nov/15/22 1:16:05 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-32 
Mr. Speaker, the member for Steveston—Richmond East did a great job with his speech. He talked about immigration. I would like to hear more of his thoughts on how the levels plan of increasing to over 500,000 new immigrants by 2025 will help benefit our country and help us deal with the labour shortages we are seeing across Canada today.
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Context: House Hansard - 127 - Nov/15/22
Mr. Ali Ehsassi (Willowdale, Lib.)
  • Nov/15/22 2:52:44 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, for the last nine weeks, we have watched the brutality that the Iranian regime has unleashed on its own citizens. So far, 15,000 courageous Iranians have been arrested and over 350 Iranians have been killed. Yesterday, our government announced its latest concrete measures against the Iranian regime by designating Iran a country that commits terrorism against its own citizens. I would like to ask the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship what the significance of yesterday's announcement is.
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