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House Hansard - 186

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
April 27, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 186 - Apr/27/23
Hon. Mélanie Joly (Minister of Foreign Affairs, Lib.)
  • Apr/27/23 2:55:42 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I just want to set the record straight. It is important for Canadians to know that consular services helping on the crisis in Sudan right now are working 24-7. The strike is not affecting these services; there are 130 people right now at Global Affairs helping Canadians who are stranded in Sudan, and they will work until every single one of them is back.
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Context: House Hansard - 186 - Apr/27/23
Hon. Mélanie Joly (Minister of Foreign Affairs, Lib.)
  • Apr/27/23 2:59:04 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, getting Canadian residents and Canadians out of Sudan is absolutely our priority. Just a few days ago, the UN Secretary General called Sudan one of the most dangerous places in the world, so we are operating in a very volatile and very difficult environment. At this point, 200 Canadians have managed to leave the country. Two planes have left Sudan. The goal is to help all the Canadians who have reached out and are asking for help. At this point, that is about 800 people. We are in contact with all of them. Some of them want to leave by land and some by air. Of course, we are doing everything we can to communicate with the countries around Sudan to negotiate safe passage.
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Context: House Hansard - 186 - Apr/27/23
Hon. Mélanie Joly (Minister of Foreign Affairs, Lib.)
  • Apr/27/23 3:12:32 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, since the beginning of this crisis, we have been at it. At Global Affairs Canada, 130 people have been reaching out to every single Canadian who has been registered online on the Global Affairs website: 800 Canadians have raised their hand for support and 200 Canadians have left. We will continue to help. This morning two Canadian planes left Sudan. They are on their way to a safe third country. We also made sure that we were participating in international co-operation efforts. Since day one, Canadians have left Sudan.
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