Citizenship and Immigration Committee on Feb. 25th, 2019

[Randeep Sarai, Liberal, Surrey Centre, BC]

On a point of order, Chair, as the member opposite has mentioned, I think there are some family members here. I just want to give a reminder that when three or four Conservative members in 2014 went to Iraq and went to a Yazidi camp—

[Michelle Rempel, Conservative, Calgary Nose Hill, AB]

Chair, this is a point of debate.

[Randeep Sarai, Liberal, Surrey Centre, BC]

—when there was a genocide happening, they recommended no action.

[David Tilson, Conservative, Dufferin—Caledon, ON]

That's not a point of order, Mr. Chairman.

[Michelle Rempel, Conservative, Calgary Nose Hill, AB]

A point of order, Chair.

[Randeep Sarai, Liberal, Surrey Centre, BC]

[Inaudible—Editor] came, and after that, when we did a motion [Inaudible—Editor] $14 million for extra health services, and they wanted to—

[David Tilson, Conservative, Dufferin—Caledon, ON]

He can't just ramble on like that.

[Michelle Rempel, Conservative, Calgary Nose Hill, AB]

A point of order, Chair.

[David Tilson, Conservative, Dufferin—Caledon, ON]

He's wasting the time of the committee, Chair.

[The Chair, Liberal, Rob Oliphant]

I want to just see whether it's a point of order or a point of debate.

[Michelle Rempel, Conservative, Calgary Nose Hill, AB]

It sounds like debate, Chair.

[Randeep Sarai, Liberal, Surrey Centre, BC]

I think everyone should know—

[David Tilson, Conservative, Dufferin—Caledon, ON]

It's certainly a point of debate.

[Michelle Rempel, Conservative, Calgary Nose Hill, AB]

A point of order.

[Randeep Sarai, Liberal, Surrey Centre, BC]

—that it's very rich of the opposition to make these mentions when only—

[The Chair, Liberal, Rob Oliphant]

I think you have now moved into debate. Thank you.

Continue.

[Michelle Rempel, Conservative, Calgary Nose Hill, AB]

Thank you.

I know that my colleagues opposite have trouble sometimes justifying the fact that they voted against a motion to declare this a genocide and then sat in a committee meeting where they.... One of their colleagues wrote an article in the Toronto Star saying it would be difficult to unify or to resettle Yazidis to Canada because they have a caste system in their religion.

Then their Prime Minister, in the campaign in 2015, in a video clip that I'm so excited we found, said it would be disgusting to resettle ethnic and religious minorities, and then proceeded to resettle none of them in the Syrian refugee initiative. But it is not our voices that count; it's just the voices of people who have survived this and who are not getting action by this government, which I feel is material and important to the motion at hand.

[Marwan Tabbara, Liberal, Kitchener South—Hespeler, ON]

I have a point of order, Mr. Chair.

[The Chair, Liberal, Rob Oliphant]

Yes.

[Marwan Tabbara, Liberal, Kitchener South—Hespeler, ON]

In terms of action from this government, we've brought in—

[Michelle Rempel, Conservative, Calgary Nose Hill, AB]

I have a point of order, Chair.

[Marwan Tabbara, Liberal, Kitchener South—Hespeler, ON]

—over 1,400 Yazidis—

[Michelle Rempel, Conservative, Calgary Nose Hill, AB]

Point of order, Chair.

[Marwan Tabbara, Liberal, Kitchener South—Hespeler, ON]

—whereas the opposition has brought in a total of three Yazidis—

[David Tilson, Conservative, Dufferin—Caledon, ON]

Mr. Chairman, [Inaudible—Editor] opportunity—