“You let in too many immigrants, Quebec can't handle it, and you're breaking our deal. Do you even care about the Canada-Quebec accord?”
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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.
“Does Quebec get to use the notwithstanding clause to take back control of its own child care program from the Supreme Court or not?”
“I want to complain about government spending. Asylum seekers get healthcare benefits even Canadians don't get. And many Canadians don't even have a family doctor. I'm asking if the minister thinks this is okay.”
“I'm trying to put words in your mouth to make you look bad.”
“How can the minister claim success when the numbers are so high? I don't think the current system works.”
“They admit they had a problem. Why fix it now? There must be a problem.”
“I want to blame the other party for a big backlog.”
“I'm appealing to language anxiety. I want Quebec voters to blame the federal government for immigration problems.”
“The minister didn't say anything about French being in decline. I'm trying to put words in her mouth.”
“I want to say I'm an immigrant and I care about immigrants. But crime and fraud and criminals getting into our country got worse with you in charge. So are you reckless, or just clueless?”
“You didn't answer the question. 17 people were arrested for extortion. How many came here under your immigration policies? When will you deport them?”
“You didn't answer my question about how these criminals got into Canada. I think they came in through visa programs you approved. I want you to admit that.”
“I want to blame the minister for letting in criminals. I think the government is not careful enough at the border. I'm repeating this to make the government look bad.”
“I want to blame the minister for problems. Did you two ever talk about security?”
“You didn't answer the question. There are a lot of international cartels in Canada. Did any of their members get here through your programs?”
“I'm blaming you for crime getting worse and people dying. I say it's all your fault for not doing more checks.”
“You said you screen everyone. But you're letting in criminals. I bet you have no idea what you're doing.”
“Why didn't the minister know about this problem that the newspapers knew about for months? Is her department embarrassed?”
“I want the minister to explain why a violent criminal who isn't allowed to work here gets to stay in Canada. That's wrong and it makes me mad.”
“I want the minister to deport this criminal. Why won't the minister act?”