“I'm filling my time with a red meat story about public sector waste andｰ in a follow up on a previous statement ｰ how the Liberals are giving too many government services to rejected asylum seekers.”
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A bill to make many changes to Canada's immigration system and border enforcement, including giving the CBSA more powers and facilities, changing how refugee claims are processed, and increasing penalties for money laundering. During debate, the Conservatives focused on a recent personnel change at Canada Health Infoway while the Liberals discussed interim health benefits for asylum claimants.
“The previous speaker dodged my real question. I'll ask again, plainly: does this government believe it's fair to give rejected asylum claimants more taxpayer-funded health perks than actual taxpayers get? Yes or no.”