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House Hansard - 153

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 3, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 153 - Feb/3/23
Ms. Christine Normandin (Saint-Jean, BQ)
  • Feb/3/23 11:25:19 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, Quebec schools are feeling the full effects of what is happening at Roxham Road. Since the beginning of the school year last September, the Quebec government has had to create 224 new classes just to accommodate the children of asylum seekers. That is 224 new classes, while we are in the midst of a shortage of teachers and specialists. That is 224 new classes, the vast majority in the Montreal area where schools are already filled well beyond their capacity. There is a huge human cost to all this, which I will come back to, but first, will Ottawa commit to at least footing the bill?
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Context: House Hansard - 153 - Feb/3/23
Ms. Christine Normandin (Saint-Jean, BQ)
  • Feb/3/23 11:26:23 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, let us talk about the human cost. There is a labour shortage in our classrooms. We cannot just ask our teachers to take in even more children who do not speak French and who are more likely to have special needs. The elastic is stretched thin and stretching it further would cut the quality of education offered to all children. Quebec does not have the resources to take care of all the asylum seekers from Roxham Road on its own. That is the reality. When will the government finally suspend the safe third country agreement so that asylum seekers can be welcomed across Canada?
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Context: House Hansard - 153 - Feb/3/23
Ms. Christine Normandin (Saint-Jean, BQ)
  • Feb/3/23 12:45:13 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-34 
Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for Abitibi‑Témiscamingue for his speech. He talked about critical minerals. Obviously, when China tried to get its hands on critical minerals, the answer was a categorical “no” for national security reasons. However, my colleague talked about the United States, and the U.S. army is also after critical minerals. Yes, the United States is an ally, but should we still make sure we retain a certain degree of control over our critical minerals and keep the supply chain, or at least part of it, in our hands?
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