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Context: House Hansard - 185 - Apr/26/23

Mr. Garnett Genuis (Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, CPC)

Apr/26/23 4:07:37 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I am thankful for the opportunity to present a number of petitions to the House today. The first petition deals with special immigration measures for people from Hong Kong. The petitioners note that recent Hong Kong graduates can apply for open work permits under a temporary public policy for Hong Kong residents. There are two pathways, stream A and stream B, that have been announced. Stream B requires graduates to have one year of work experience in Canada and to have graduated within the last five years from a Canadian or foreign equivalent post-secondary school. Canada has announced an extension of two years on stream A but has not addressed concerns around the time constraints for stream B. The 2016-17 graduates who met the five-year graduation requirement at the time of applying for their open work permit are falling out of eligibility to apply for permanent residency under stream B of the scheme by the time their work permits are received and they have fulfilled the hours of work requirement. Those who signed this petition call upon the Minister of Immigration to remove the five-year restriction to include all persons who fulfill the educational credential requirement of stream B.

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Context: House Hansard - 185 - Apr/26/23

Mr. Garnett Genuis (Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, CPC)

Apr/26/23 4:08:48 p.m.
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Re: Bill C-257

Mr. Speaker, the next petition I am tabling is in support of my private member’s bill, Bill C-257. This bill recognizes the challenges of people facing political discrimination here in Canada for their political beliefs. The petitioners note that it is in the best interests of Canadian democracy to protect public debate and the exchange of differing ideas, and that this bill would protect people from the possibility of reprisals, workplace-based or otherwise, for expressing points of view on important political issues of the day. The petitioners are calling on the House to support Bill C-257 and defend the right of Canadians to peacefully express their political opinions.

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Context: House Hansard - 185 - Apr/26/23

Mr. Garnett Genuis (Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, CPC)

Apr/26/23 4:09:35 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the next petition I will table today raises concerns from a number of my constituents about proposals for the legalization of euthanasia for children. We saw a committee report coming from the other three parties in the House calling for the expansion of euthanasia to include children. The petitioners in this case particularly note a proposal for the legalization of euthanasia for babies, which is children from zero to a year old. The petitioners contend that infanticide is always wrong and are calling on the Government of Canada to block any attempts to allow the killing of children in Canada within our medical system.

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Context: House Hansard - 185 - Apr/26/23

Mr. Garnett Genuis (Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, CPC)

Apr/26/23 4:10:17 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the final petition I will table today deals with the situation of religious and ethnic minorities in Afghanistan. I will note that signatures were gathered prior to the fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban, and even prior to that point there were significant challenges facing Afghanistan's Sikh and Hindu communities, as well as other minorities. The petitioners at the time were calling on the government to take action on these issues, and sadly, the challenges have gotten even worse for ethnic and religious minorities. The petitioners want the Government of Canada to remain seized with those challenges and to stand up for religious minority communities and all people of Afghanistan.

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