This was a Committee of the Whole examination of the immigration minister’s spending plans, where Conservative members used their questions to press the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship on asylum numbers, border screening, visa decisions, fraudulent immigration consultants, temporary foreign workers, and the removal of people with no legal status. The minister pointed to falling asylum claim numbers, cooperation with provinces to relocate refugees, enforcement actions including the removal of 23,000 people last year, and Bill C-12 as a measure to further reduce asylum claims. Liberal members also used some questions to highlight immigration’s economic benefits and summer jobs for youth.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .
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“Will the minister look at how Europe shares the responsibility of housing asylum seekers?”
“Mr. Chair, does the minister intend to draw on practices in Europe, in particular, to establish a process for the distribution of asylum seekers?”
Mr. Chair, does the minister intend to draw on practices in Europe, in particular, to establish a process for the distribution of asylum seekers?
“The immigration minister says he supports fair distribution, but he has not offered any real plans. Why is he waiting for our report instead of acting now?”
“Mr. Chair, rather than taking immediate action, why is the minister, who claims to support the idea of equitable distribution but has failed to present any concrete proposals, still waiting for our report after several months as head of the Department of Immigration?”
Mr. Chair, rather than taking immediate action, why is the minister, who claims to support the idea of equitable distribution but has failed to present any concrete proposals, still waiting for our report after several months as head of the Department of Immigration?
“I want the minister to admit that the previous minister failed to get the provinces to agree on how to share asylum seekers.”
“Mr. Chair, will the minister acknowledge that her predecessor failed in her attempts to get the provinces to agree on a better way to distribute asylum seekers?”
Mr. Chair, will the minister acknowledge that her predecessor failed in her attempts to get the provinces to agree on a better way to distribute asylum seekers?
