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House Hansard - 273

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 1, 2024 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 273 - Feb/1/24
Mr. Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe (Lac-Saint-Jean, BQ)
  • Feb/1/24 2:41:29 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, Quebeckers have spent $470 million on asylum seekers. Rather than reimbursing them, the minister is instead announcing $100 million for temporary accommodation for future claimants. That is fine if it means lower accommodation costs in the future, but he has yet to reimburse the costs that have been piling up since 2021. It is as though the minister has not paid his rent for two years and now he is showing up with part of his February rent, saying we are even. Most people would kick out a roommate like that pretty quick. When will he pay Quebeckers back?
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Context: House Hansard - 273 - Feb/1/24
Mr. Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe (Lac-Saint-Jean, BQ)
  • Feb/1/24 2:42:35 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, if he cannot bring himself to answer questions in the House of Commons, he might as well stop coming. There is nothing there to reimburse Quebeckers for taking in asylum seekers over the past two years; there is nothing for education, nothing for francization, nothing for health, nothing for last resort assistance, nothing for sharing intake among the provinces, nothing for reinstating visas for Mexicans, nothing for supporting our overwhelmed community organizations, nothing to speed up the file processing for asylum seekers, and nothing for work permits. That is supposed to be his job. When it comes right down to it, what tangible difference does that announcement make to Quebeckers?
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Context: House Hansard - 273 - Feb/1/24
Mr. Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe (Lac-Saint-Jean, BQ)
  • Feb/1/24 2:43:45 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I want to talk about math. Quebec takes in 45% of all asylum seekers in Canada but receives just under 28% of new investments in temporary housing. Quebec continues to contribute far more than its share of the effort and continues to receive far less than the financial share it deserves. This is one more injustice on top of a bunch of others. Frankly, at this point, does the minister realize that we Quebeckers are starting to feel like we are being laughed at?
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