Brad Redekopp

“Will the minister take responsibility if these rules let a dangerous criminal stay in Canada?”

“Mr. Chair, it will use these rules, then? If a serious criminal stays in Canada because of these rules it will use from time to time, as the minister just said, will she take responsibility for this?”

“Will the minister tell the immigration board not to use these new rules to delay deporting serious criminals?”

“Mr. Chair, will the minister direct the IRB not to use these new guidelines to delay the removal of serious criminals?”

“The minister appoints the members of the immigration board. I want to know if she supports their new rules that let convicted criminals delay being deported.”

“Mr. Chair, the minister is still confused. I know it is getting late. She is the one who appoints the IRB members, just for the minister’s record. Is the minister in support of the IRB’s making up these new rules so convicted criminals can delay deportation even more?”

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“The minister is avoiding my question. Who actually chooses the members of the Immigration and Refugee Board?”

“Mr. Chair, the minister seems to be avoiding the question. Who actually appoints the IRB members?”

“The Immigration and Refugee Board made new rules that make it easier for serious criminals to delay being deported. I want the minister to tell us if he approved these rules.”

“Mr. Chair, I am sure the minister is aware that the IRB chair just issued new guidelines to create new ways for serious criminals to delay deportation. Did the minister personally approve these new guidelines?”

“The refugee board is not following the laws that Parliament made. I want to know if the minister thinks that is a problem.”

“Mr. Chair, I am confused. If Parliament has laws on refugee policy, and if the Immigration and Refugee Board does the opposite of what those laws say, is that a problem in the minister’s mind?”

In response to a question from Lena Metlege Diab

“If Parliament says serious criminals must be removed from Canada, does the minister think the Immigration and Refugee Board should help them stay?”

“Mr. Chair, if Parliament says serious criminals must leave Canada, does the minister believe that the Immigration and Refugee Board should do the opposite and help them stay?”

In response to a question from Lena Metlege Diab

“If a foreign citizen or permanent resident commits a serious crime, should they have to leave Canada?”

“Mr. Chair, if a foreign national or a permanent resident is convicted of a serious crime, should they leave Canada?”

In response to a question from Lena Metlege Diab

“Does Parliament have any power to make refugee policy, or is it completely up to the independent board?”

“Mr. Chair, perhaps the minister remembers that I asked her questions just about 45 minutes ago. The IRB is independent, so does Parliament have no authority to set refugee policy in Canada? Is it all up to the independent IRB?”

“The minister is in charge of the refugee board. I want to know who actually decides Canada's refugee rules: Parliament, the minister, or the head of the board?”

“Mr. Chair, the minister is responsible for the Immigration and Refugee Board. Who sets the refugee policy in Canada: Parliament, the minister or the IRB chairperson?”

“Should an adult be allowed to get citizenship through family ancestry without a criminal background check?”

“Mr. Chair, should an adult claiming citizenship through distant ancestry become a citizen without a criminality check?”

“The minister said that people who get citizenship through their parents never needed security checks. Does she still stand by that?”

“Mr. Chair, the minister told committee that citizenship by descent has never required security screening. Does she still defend that?”

“Liberals voted against our plan to add security screening to the citizenship bill. Is the minister worried this bill will let terrorists become Canadian citizens?”

“Mr. Chair, in Bill C-3, Conservatives wanted to add security screening provisions, but Liberals voted no. Is the minister concerned that her chain migration bill will allow terrorists to gain Canadian citizenship?”

“Up to 700 Iranian military officials are in Canada right now. Why is the government taking so long to remove them?”

“Mr. Chair, the minister well knows that IRGC officials are here in Canada right now. There are many of them, up to 700 according to some numbers. Why is the government slow-walking the removal of IRGC officials from Canada?”

“Canada has only removed one member of Iran's military guard. How can Iranian Canadians trust the minister to keep them safe?”

“Mr. Chair, at our last count, only one IRGC official has been removed. How can Persian Canadians living in fear trust the word of the minister?”

“We know there are Iranian government officials in Canada. I want to know how many have been removed from the country.”

“Mr. Chair, how many of them have been removed? We know that there are IRGC officials in Canada.”

“How many permits have been reviewed because of possible ties to the Iranian regime?”

“Mr. Chair, how many permits have been flagged for review because of potential connections to IRGC regime officials?”

“The government let Iranian regime terrorists enter Canada without checking them properly. I want the minister to tell us how many of these permits are now being reviewed.”

“However, Mr. Chair, it did not with immigration consultants, so I take it the minister has no concerns about immigration consultants. One category of people who did not have to enter fraudulently was IRGC terrorists. The government blindly approved these applications. How many permits have been flagged for review because of potential connections to IRGC regime officials?”

“I want to know if the minister's department is investigating dishonest immigration consultants for fraud.”

“Mr. Chair, does the minister really believe that all fraud has been found by the Auditor General? It sounds like she is not looking for any more in her department. That seems like a very naive belief. Much of the fraud in Canada originates with unscrupulous immigration consultants. Has IRCC opened up investigations into immigration consultants for fraud?”