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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 - 127 - Nov/15/22
Hon. Omar Alghabra (Minister of Transport, Lib.)
  • Nov/15/22 3:12:55 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my colleague from Surrey—Newton for his leadership and his advocacy on this issue. Yesterday, I announced that Canada is amending the Canada-India air transport agreement to move toward an unlimited number of weekly flights. This will increase the option for Canadian travellers who want to travel to India. My colleague and I agree that we would like to see a direct flight from Canada to Amritsar. I have raised this issue with my Indian counterpart. We will continue to advocate for this until we see more options for Canadians.
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Context: House Hansard - 63 - May/3/22
Hon. Omar Alghabra (Minister of Transport, Lib.)
  • May/3/22 2:52:53 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my colleague from Brampton North for her advocacy on this issue. I have been hearing from members of Punjabi Canadian communities and colleagues here in the House of Commons about their desire to see more direct flights to India, including flights to Amritsar. This afternoon I met with the Indian civil aviation minister and raised the issue of more direct flights, including flights to Amritsar. I want to thank Minister Scindia for his willingness to work together on strengthening our air transportation agreement. Our government will continue to support airlines looking to implement more direct flights to India.
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