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Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship

During question period on immigration, Jenny Kwan of the NDP asked the immigration minister to evacuate 130 Palestinian students from Gaza who have university acceptances and scholarships, similar to actions taken by France, Ireland, Belgium and Germany, and grant them emergency travel documents. She said the promised fast processing of their visas had not happened and called on the Prime Minister to remove the minister. Liberal minister Lena Metlege Diab replied that over 1,400 people from Gaza have arrived in Canada and that she has directed her department to speed up study permit decisions for Palestinian students who were able to leave, while applications continue to be processed under safety requirements.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .

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Jenny Kwan

NDP

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“I asked the immigration minister to evacuate 130 Palestinian students from Gaza. She promised their visas would be processed in 10 days, but that is not true. She either lied or is bad at her job. I want the Prime Minister to fire her.”
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Mr. Speaker, I asked the immigration minister if she would do what France, Ireland, Belgium and Germany had done and evacuate 130 Palestinian students with university acceptance and scholarships with deferred biometrics and grant them emergency travel documents. The minister said, “we have directed officials to accelerate the student visa processing for people in Gaza, and I can confirm the decision will be made now, and in fact all...will be completed in the next 10 days.” I am now learning that is not true. Either the minister was deliberately misleading, or she is inept and has no clue what is going on. Will the Prime Minister just fire her already?

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Lena Metlege Diab

Liberal
“More than 1,400 people from Gaza have arrived in Canada. I told my department to speed up study permits for Palestinian students who were able to leave. We are still processing applications while keeping our system safe.”

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Mr. Speaker, we remain committed to what we have promised. Despite significant challenges, Canadians need to know that over 1,400 Gazans have arrived in Canada. Through our programs, I have directed my department to accelerate decisions on study permits for Palestinian students who have been able to exit. They are being interviewed, and final decisions are being made. We will continue processing applications while upholding the requirements to protect our immigration system and those it serves.

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