Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship
Question period dealt with immigration levels and the immigration system. The Conservative leader said the government had lost track of population figures, with Statistics Canada reporting about 300,000 more people than the Prime Minister had stated, and pointed to a rise in asylum claim backlogs and temporary resident numbers; he said immigrants themselves were not to blame, argued the federal system was broken and that corporations were using temporary workers to hold down wages, and asked that provinces like Alberta and Quebec be given more control over immigration to protect health care, housing and other services. Liberal ministers said the Prime Minister had taken back control of the immigration system and set sustainable levels, that immigrants contribute to the economy and communities, that the government works with provinces and territories on the temporary foreign worker program, and said the Conservatives should stop what they called demonizing immigrants. Both sides also accused each other of inconsistency on temporary foreign workers.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .
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