“Have you checked if our safe third country deal is still legit after all these sketchy deportation laws?”
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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.
“Answer yes or no. Did you review it? Did you break the rules? I want to criticize you.”
“You won't say yes. I demand data on people we gave to the US.”
“It doesn't matter what you just said. I'm going to ask about a different process I don't think anyone is monitoring. I expect the answer is also no.”
“I want Canada to let in students from a conflict zone without normal visa checks. Other countries did it, so we should too.”
“I am asking how many names the government has submitted to Israel and Egypt for exit clearance under the special immigration measure for Gazans.”
“You didn't answer my question. I want a different number. Make your staff find it for you.”
“You're wasting my time. Just answer the question. When did the government last submit names? How many have been processed since the ceasefire?”
“I want the government to add more features to this program.”
“You are doing a bad job. I want exact numbers on backlogs for these programs to complain about.”
“You didn't answer me. I asked for the numbers, not your talking points. Give me the numbers!”
“The minister can't answer a simple question. The Conservatives are right to call for her resignation. How long will processing take?”