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House Hansard - 195

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 11, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 195 - May/11/23
Mr. Ken McDonald (Avalon, Lib.)
  • May/11/23 12:10:02 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, the member mentioned medically trained people who are here in this country and ready to go to work. Would the member not agree that that is more of a provincial issue to solve, with the individual medical associations and health authorities in each province? That seems to be a bit of a thorn in everybody's side, when the federal government tells the provinces what to do with their hospitals and who gets employed there. It is an answer to some of our immigration issues. Would the member agree that we should do everything we can to work with the provinces to make it much easier?
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Context: House Hansard - 195 - May/11/23
Mr. Ken McDonald (Avalon, Lib.)
  • May/11/23 12:20:38 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, the member opposite keeps referring to the fact that he does not agree with what Canada is trying to do when it comes to immigration levels. I would ask him to either correct me if I am wrong or agree with me that Quebec sets its own immigration levels as a province within this Confederation. Is that still the case today, or is it changing?
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Context: House Hansard - 195 - May/11/23
Mr. Ken McDonald (Avalon, Lib.)
  • May/11/23 12:35:28 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, the hon. member closed off, close to what I was hearing, I think, and it will probably be in his answer as well. Is the fear for the member opposite, regarding where the current immigration levels are expected to go, that Quebec would lose its power here in the House because the numbers would increase in other areas of the country, whether it be in British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario or the Atlantic provinces? If they saw an island start to grow its populations much higher than they are, it would mean more seats in the House for those places versus what would happen in his home province of Quebec.
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