“I don't want to directly answer your jab. I want to brag we are tough and investing in cops. We cut some health benefits for migrants and I think that sounds good.”
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A bill to make many changes to Canada's immigration and border control laws. During debate, Conservatives asked questions about specific cases and raised concerns about fraud, while the Liberal minister responded but often discussed unrelated topics like Canada Summer Jobs and praised a Liberal colleague.
“A man raped multiple women and even killed a young woman, but he could still get fancy health benefits from the government. Is that really okay with you?”
“I already said we're deporting people and putting more officers on it. We're doing things to protect you.”
“You didn't answer the question. I asked if a rapist should get luxury healthcare and you talked about deportations instead.”
“I'm going to pretend I don't understand your question so I don't have to answer it.”
“You call this program temporary, but it actually lasts four years. That's not what most people would call temporary. I don't think you're being straight with us.”
“You want to talk about how long my program actually lasts. I don't want to answer that. Let's get back to scary stories about crime instead.”
“You want to avoid my question by talking about crime. I won't let you. I demand you tell everyone exactly how long this 'temporary' program really lasts.”
“I want to talk about crime because I don't want to answer your question. Crime is bad. Let's spend money to fight crime.”
“I want to spend my time talking about refugee rights and compassion. I think the U.S. is bad for arresting children. I want the government to spend more money on refugees.”
“I want to say I respect the other speaker. But I don't want to answer the question about refugee rights. I just want to say the agreement with the U.S. still exists.”
“That makes me sad. My office is overwhelmed. I want the government to make immigration faster. I want to balance security and compassion.”
“I want to look responsive. I want Canadians to think we are on track. I want to say our office is doing the best we can.”
“I want to make a point. Our process is too slow. Skilled immigrants will go to other countries. We need to speed up the process.”
“I want Canada's immigration process to be faster and more efficient. We are working hard to improve it. I want skilled immigrants to choose Canada.”
“When will the home care worker immigration program restart? It opened and closed quickly. My constituents are concerned.”
“Many people need home care workers. We paused the program because it was too popular. We can't accept more applications until we process some of the current ones. We are working on it.”
“I don't like that. We should let people bring their parents here to visit. The government is making it too hard. Why is it taking so long?”
“I want to look good by saying kind words about our plans and numbers. But I'm not really saying anything new that answers the question you asked.”
“Maybe there's not enough money or staff. I want the minister to say more about what's causing the delays and the problems people are having.”