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House Hansard - 276

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 6, 2024 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 276 - Feb/6/24
Ms. Jenny Kwan (Vancouver East, NDP)
  • Feb/6/24 11:33:12 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, it is interesting that the Conservatives are now saying “Oh, get tough on crime,” yet when the Harper administration was in government, between 2010 and 2015, it cut close to $600 million from the RCMP budget and laid off 1,100 CBSA officers. To boot, on crime prevention, it underspent $28 million that had already been allocated. The Conservative leader now continues to call for cuts to the RCMP's budget, as well as to the CBSA's. The member talked about the port, and I absolutely agree. The federal government disbanded the port police in my riding back in 1997, and we have seen the fallout as a result of that. Would the member support what the NDP has been calling for all along, which is that the government should in fact ensure that the port police is restored?
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Context: House Hansard - 276 - Feb/6/24
Ms. Jenny Kwan (Vancouver East, NDP)
  • Feb/6/24 2:50:13 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, Palestinian Canadian families are desperate to bring their loved ones to safety in Canada. The rollout of the special immigration measure for Gaza is riddled with problems. People have been rejected without any explanation. Some are rejected then later approved with exactly the same application. Now officials are saying the 1,000 cap has almost been reached, yet many have not received the code from IRCC to move on to the next stage. What action is the minister taking to clean up this mess, and will he remove the arbitrary cap without further delay to save lives?
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