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Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship

Hon. Marc Miller

  • Member of Parliament
  • Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship
  • Liberal
  • Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Soeurs
  • Quebec
  • Voting Attendance: 66%
  • Expenses Last Quarter: $97,404.09

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Context: House Hansard - 308 - May/3/24
Hon. Marc Miller (Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Lib.)
  • May/3/24 11:31:02 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we continue to work hard to get people out of Gaza. Yes, over 100 visas have been issued. People are travelling to Canada. We continue to push to get people out. Obviously, Canada does not control exits at Rafah. If people manage to get to Cairo, they can go through biometrics and from there, if successful, they can be directed to Canada.
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Context: House Hansard - 290 - Mar/18/24
Hon. Marc Miller (Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Lib.)
  • Mar/18/24 2:47:42 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, it will perhaps be cold comfort for the member opposite to find out that we are indeed increasing the number of people who will be eligible to come out of Gaza. There are a number of matters beyond our control, notably the ability to extract people from the Rafah gate. That is something that falls within matters of other governments. We plead with them to let those people out, but, again, we will be relentless in advocating for people reuniting with their family members in Canada, if only on a temporary basis.
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Context: House Hansard - 280 - Feb/12/24
Hon. Marc Miller (Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Lib.)
  • Feb/12/24 3:10:59 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, it is inaccurate that we have been able to extract people from Gaza in 2024. We have a unique program, unique in the world, to get family members of Canadians out from Gaza. It has of yet been unsuccessful because of unco-operative local authorities at the Rafah gates. We urge them to help us in getting those people across the border. That said, I have asked my department to review the humanitarian terms of the program to make sure they are complying with our obligations, without compromising the security of Canadians. We will get people out.
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Context: House Hansard - 263 - Dec/6/23
Hon. Marc Miller (Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Lib.)
  • Dec/6/23 3:19:52 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I cannot stress more to members of the House how difficult it is to actually get people out of Gaza, a war zone faced with a humanitarian disaster. Our priority remains permanent residents and Canadian families. We are looking at options to expand that to make sure that people connected to Canada can be afforded a safe haven, but again, it is a work in progress. It is extremely difficult to get people out at this time, but we will continue to work hard to do so.
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