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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 - 276 - Feb/6/24
Hon. Marc Miller (Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Lib.)
  • Feb/6/24 2:50:55 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, that is precisely what this measure is about. It is about saving lives in the face of a humanitarian catastrophe. We have said time and time again that we will be flexible about the 1,000-person cap. Right now, the challenge is actually getting an initial list of people out who are pre-approved to cross Rafah gates. I am extremely disappointed with local authorities that we have not been able to get this through, but that will not prevent us from trying. It is very difficult to extend these programs when we cannot even get people out. I am frustrated by it. We are in the House and I would use stronger words outside it, but we need to get those people out and into safety.
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