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Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship

Question period focused on the immigration minister and reports that a person with ties to Iran’s IRGC may have entered Canada despite being inadmissible. Conservative members said the minister mishandled the case, that the government cannot track whether people leave when permits expire, and called on the Prime Minister to remove her. Government ministers replied that IRGC members and senior Iranian officials are barred from entering Canada, that no IRGC member was admitted, that anyone with such ties in Canada faces removal, and pointed to lower asylum and temporary resident numbers, increased removals, and an immigration and border security bill as evidence the system is being strengthened.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .

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Gary Anandasangaree

Liberal
“Senior Iranian officials and IRGC members are not allowed into Canada. If they are already here, we will remove them quickly.”

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    “We will continue to work with our border, immigration and law enforcement agencies to ensure the safety and security of all Canadians.”

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Mr. Speaker, ensuring the safety and security of Canadians is our top priority. I want to assure all Canadians that Canada has rigorous admissibility requirements. We have been very clear that IRGC members and all senior Iranian officials are inadmissible to Canada. If they are already in Canada, they will go through a removals process expeditiously. We will continue to work with our border, immigration and law enforcement agencies to ensure the safety and security of all Canadians.

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Gary Anandasangaree

Liberal
“No members of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps were allowed into Canada. Members of that group and senior Iranian officials cannot enter the country. If anyone here has ties to the group, we work to remove them.”

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    “We will continue to work with our border, immigration and law enforcement agencies to ensure the safety and security of all Canadians.”

    Said 7 times by 3 members since April 30.

    Every time it was said
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Mr. Speaker, I want to assure all Canadians that no IRGC member was admitted into Canada. Our government has been clear that IRGC members and all senior officials of the Iranian government are inadmissible to Canada. We have rigorous processes in place to ensure that anyone in the country who has ties to the IRGC goes through a removals process. We will continue to work with our border, immigration and law enforcement agencies to ensure the safety and security of all Canadians.

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Lena Metlege Diab

Liberal
“Our government is fixing the immigration system. We brought in new programs to help the economy, rural towns, researchers, and French speakers, and we are bringing in 5,000 more doctors.”

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Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the love from members on the other side. I know they know that we are restoring control, balance, sustainability and integrity to our immigration system. The facts show this. We have new express entry categories to grow our economy. We have strengthened our rural immigration pathways. We are facilitating work permits for researchers and Ph.D. students. We have surpassed our francophone immigration targets. The list can go on. We have 5,000 additional physicians coming to—

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Lena Metlege Diab

Liberal
“We are fixing the immigration system by lowering numbers and improving oversight. Border officers removed 22,000 people from Canada last year. We also introduced a bill to increase security and started tracking who leaves the country.”

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Mr. Speaker, let me continue with my list because I need a couple of hours for that. We are bringing our numbers down. We are strengthening oversight. We have an action plan that would restore integrity to our immigration system. CBSA removed 22,000 people from the country last year. We brought in Bill C-12, which the Conservatives opposed in the beginning, but they saw the light at the end. That bill will put additional security in place. I have also put in place the foundation of an exit tracking system, which Canada needs in this country.

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Lena Metlege Diab

Liberal
“Compared to two years ago, asylum claims are down by two-thirds and temporary resident arrivals have dropped by over 70%. We are bringing balance and control back to our immigration system.”

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Mr. Speaker, let us talk about the official figures. If we compare the first two months of 2026 with the first two months of 2024, we see that asylum applications have fallen by two-thirds and that arrivals of temporary residents have dropped by more than 70%. We are restoring control, balance and sustainability to immigration. The facts prove it, and Canadians can see it for themselves.

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