“I want to prevent a dangerous person from entering Canada. I think the Minister of Immigration is making Canada unsafe by letting in hundreds of people from a terrorist group. The minister should explain why he let this man come to Canada.”
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Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship
A debate about Canada's immigration and refugee policies, specifically regarding the issuance of a temporary resident permit to an individual with alleged ties to a terrorist organization. During the debate, the Conservative members pressed the Liberal government for answers on how and why this permit was issued, while the Liberals cited privacy laws and repeatedly stated that IRGC members and senior Iranian officials are inadmissible to Canada, without directly addressing the specific case in question.
“I'm going to talk about safety and privacy laws instead of answering the question about why we let this specific person into Canada.”
“You did a bad job answering that question. The Immigration Minister let in a terrorist and now you won't explain why. Everyone needs to know what happened and how you'll fix it.”
“I'm saying that IRGC members and senior Iranian officials are not allowed in Canada. We'll keep working with border and law enforcement to keep Canadians safe. But I won't talk about any specific case.”
“I want the Minister of Immigration to explain why a terrorist got a permit to come to Canada. The Liberals won't let her answer. They only caught it because of an independent journalist organization. The Minister needs to explain how she let this happen.”
“I don't want to explain how a terrorist got a permit to come to Canada. I will just repeat that safety and security are important. I won't comment on the specific case because of privacy.”