Bob Dechert at the Foreign Affairs and International Development Committee

On February 8th, 2012. See this statement in context.

February 8th, 2012 / 4:05 p.m.

Conservative

Bob Dechert Conservative Mississauga—Erindale, ON

Ms. Martin, can you tell us about the government's call for remaining Canadians to leave Syria?

I understand that in December the government announced a voluntary evacuation for Canadians in Syria. Can you explain what the “open express lane” entailed and how this program worked? How was the Syrian community in Canada engaged in that process?

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