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Member of Parliament

Hon. Omar Alghabra

  • Member of Parliament
  • Liberal
  • Mississauga Centre
  • Ontario
  • Voting Attendance: 65%
  • Expenses Last Quarter: $149,480.76

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Context: House Hansard - 92 - Jun/20/22
Hon. Omar Alghabra (Minister of Transport, Lib.)
  • Jun/20/22 2:48:08 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I want to stress how urgent the situation is and that our government is working toward easing the delays at our airports. We have added more than 900 CATSA workers over the last few weeks. We have increased the number of CBSA agents. We have adjusted many of our measures, in collaboration with airports and airlines, to ease airport delays. We are working with workers, who have been working very hard over the last weeks, to address this issue. There is a lot of work to be done, but we are committed to it.
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Context: House Hansard - 82 - Jun/6/22
Hon. Omar Alghabra (Minister of Transport, Lib.)
  • Jun/6/22 2:53:42 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, my hon. colleague is right about one thing: We are seeing delays at airports across the entire world. We are seeing an increased demand and appetite for people who want to travel, and the supply is trying to catch up. However, we are not resting until we fix these delays. We have increased resources at CATSA, CBSA and airports. We are working with airports, airlines and all stakeholders and will do everything we can to ensure that travellers have a smooth experience.
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Context: House Hansard - 81 - Jun/3/22
Hon. Omar Alghabra (Minister of Transport, Lib.)
  • Jun/3/22 11:49:40 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, as we have committed to Canadians from the beginning of the pandemic, everything we do is based on our desire to protect the health and safety of Canadians. We have been guided by the advice we received from our experts. With respect to our travel measures, we have been lifting some of them and adjusting others, and we will continuously work with our experts. Let me be clear. We are doing everything we can to address delays at airports. We are seeing similar delays around the world—
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Context: House Hansard - 77 - May/30/22
Hon. Omar Alghabra (Minister of Transport, Lib.)
  • May/30/22 2:37:42 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I know how frustrating delays at airports have been for Canadians and travellers. It is something that we are taking very seriously. We are witnessing similar phenomena across the world. Airports all over the world are experiencing this, but we are taking action. We hired over 400 CATSA employees. We have convened CBSA, CATSA, airports and airlines to work together on bottlenecks to address this. We are investing in resources. We are addressing procedures. We want to make sure that every Canadian is able to travel safely and efficiently.
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Context: House Hansard - 68 - May/10/22
Hon. Omar Alghabra
  • May/10/22 2:45:53 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the good news is that more Canadians want to travel, want to go on trips and want to visit family, and we are seeing large volumes at airports. We are working on these delays. Yesterday I met with the CEO of CATSA. We struck a working group a few weeks ago to address these issues and work quickly to address the surge in demand. We are seeing surges across the entire economy. Our government is responsive. We are working proactively to address these issues as quickly as possible.
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Context: House Hansard - 66 - May/6/22
Hon. Omar Alghabra (Minister of Transport, Lib.)
  • May/6/22 11:41:26 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, as a traveller myself, and I know many of my colleagues here travel regularly, we are experiencing long lines and delays at airports— Some hon. members: Oh, oh!
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