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House Hansard - 273

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 1, 2024 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 273 - Feb/1/24
Hon. Marc Miller (Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Lib.)
  • Feb/1/24 2:28:56 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, it is true that this affects real people. People should not be treated like cattle. They need to be treated with respect and compassion. It is true that we are making efforts to send asylum seekers to other provinces when they request it, but people need to be treated with respect. That is why I announced yesterday more than $300 million to house asylum seekers. Canada is not exempt from the historic influx facing the west.
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Context: House Hansard - 273 - Feb/1/24
Hon. Lawrence MacAulay (Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Lib.)
  • Feb/1/24 2:54:04 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, being a farmer and being a former dairy farmer, it is hard to imagine what farmers had to deal with with hurricane Fiona. Farmers woke up and went out to their barn. The barn was destroyed. The cattle were killed. It killed the dairy cattle. That is a great cost to the cost of food. I am so proud to be part of a government that has an environmental plan, that will make sure that we will continue to work with farmers and to make sure that they are able to deal with the climate issues that they have to deal with in this country. We have and will continue to—
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