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Member of the Joint Interparliamentary Council Member of the Board of Internal Economy Deputy government whip

Hon. Mona Fortier

  • Member of Parliament
  • Member of the Joint Interparliamentary Council Member of the Board of Internal Economy Deputy government whip
  • Liberal
  • Ottawa—Vanier
  • Ontario
  • Voting Attendance: 68%
  • Expenses Last Quarter: $89,953.47

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Context: House Hansard - 107 - Oct/4/22
Hon. Mona Fortier
  • Oct/4/22 10:11:47 a.m.
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  • Re: Bill S-8 
moved for leave to introduce Bill S‑8, An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, to make consequential amendments to other Acts and to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations.
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Context: House Hansard - 13 - Dec/8/21
Hon. Mona Fortier
  • Dec/8/21 10:50:15 p.m.
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Madam Chair, as I already said, we have an objective. We have been able to bring in more than 3,800 Afghans, 500 of whom arrived in the past 24 hours. We are concerned about people's health and safety and are working with our partners and allies to continue these efforts—
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Context: House Hansard - 13 - Dec/8/21
Hon. Mona Fortier
  • Dec/8/21 10:49:45 p.m.
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Madam Chair, our objectives are very clear, and we will continue to do what is necessary to meet them.
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Context: House Hansard - 13 - Dec/8/21
Hon. Mona Fortier
  • Dec/8/21 10:49:17 p.m.
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Madam Chair, once again, we are working very hard to meet our objective. As the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship announced yesterday, two planes transporting more than 500 Afghans arrived in Canada today.
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Context: House Hansard - 13 - Dec/8/21
Hon. Mona Fortier
  • Dec/8/21 10:48:41 p.m.
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Madam Chair, since the beginning of this crisis, our government has been working very hard to coordinate efforts to ensure that the 40,000 Afghans we promised to bring to Canada will be able to come here safely. So far, more than 3,800 members of the Afghan community have arrived in Canada, and we will continue—
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Context: House Hansard - 13 - Dec/8/21
Hon. Mona Fortier
  • Dec/8/21 10:47:57 p.m.
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Madam Chair, in August 2021, the Taliban took control of Afghanistan. Canada is extremely concerned about the deterioration of the humanitarian and security situation in Afghanistan. We will continue to evacuate the 40,000 Afghans we want to bring to the country. So far—
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Context: House Hansard - 13 - Dec/8/21
Hon. Mona Fortier
  • Dec/8/21 10:47:13 p.m.
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Madam Chair, again, we are committed to bringing the Afghan refugees and different communities here to Canada. We will continue to work hard to bring the refugees to Canada.
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Context: House Hansard - 13 - Dec/8/21
Hon. Mona Fortier
  • Dec/8/21 10:46:29 p.m.
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Madam Chair, as members know, our government is committed to bring the 40,000 refugees to our country, as we campaigned and as we are determined. The officials and the government are working very hard to bring these 40,000—
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Context: House Hansard - 12 - Dec/7/21
Hon. Mona Fortier
  • Dec/7/21 6:43:30 p.m.
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Madam Chair, we are working very hard to get to that objective and all together we will be able to get there.
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Context: House Hansard - 12 - Dec/7/21
Hon. Mona Fortier
  • Dec/7/21 6:40:49 p.m.
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Madam Chair, if I understand the question, there are over 3,800 Afghans in Canada. We will continue to work on ensuring we get—
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Context: House Hansard - 12 - Dec/7/21
Hon. Mona Fortier
  • Dec/7/21 6:40:23 p.m.
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Madam Chair, I want to convey for my hon. colleague that we are focusing on the safety and security of the Afghan people. We will continue to work very hard to—
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Context: House Hansard - 12 - Dec/7/21
Hon. Mona Fortier
  • Dec/7/21 6:39:37 p.m.
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Madam Chair, as the hon. colleague knows, IRCC has approved 9,800 people under the special immigration program. Of this number, more than 3,800 Afghan refugees have already arrived in Canada. We will continue to do that and take into consideration the difficulties that we hear are ongoing on the ground.
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Context: House Hansard - 12 - Dec/7/21
Hon. Mona Fortier
  • Dec/7/21 6:38:51 p.m.
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Madam Chair, we know it is very important that we focus on the Afghans who we are trying to resettle here. The LGBTQ individuals are also very important. We will continue to work with our partners on the ground and in Canada to ensure we resettle them in Canada.
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Context: House Hansard - 12 - Dec/7/21
Hon. Mona Fortier
  • Dec/7/21 6:38:06 p.m.
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Madam Chair, I would like to inform my hon. colleague that we are taking all the necessary measures to bring these Afghans home to Canada. We will continue to ensure that we communicate with them and we will continue to inform the House on how we are doing.
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Context: House Hansard - 12 - Dec/7/21
Hon. Mona Fortier
  • Dec/7/21 6:37:25 p.m.
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Madam Chair, the Government of Canada is working in close collaboration with trusted international and Canadian partners to implement a second humanitarian stream that is focused on resettling the most vulnerable Afghan nationals. We are going to continue to work with our partners to ensure that we can resettle the objective of 40,000 Afghans.
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Context: House Hansard - 12 - Dec/7/21
Hon. Mona Fortier (President of the Treasury Board, Lib.)
  • Dec/7/21 6:36:24 p.m.
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Madam Chair, I think all members in the House will agree on the importance of Canada making good on its commitment to resettle 40,000 Afghan refugees. I am pleased to share that by the end of this week, 500 more Afghan refugees will be arriving, including, for the first time, sponsored refugees from Afghanistan in Nova Scotia.
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