Evidence of meeting #67 for Citizenship and Immigration in the 42nd Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was immigrants.

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On the agenda

MPs speaking

Also speaking

James Ted McDonald  Professor of Economics, University of New Brunswick
Kevin Lacey  Director, Atlantic, Canadian Taxpayers Federation
Craig Mackie  Executive Director, Prince Edward Island Association for Newcomers to Canada
Alex LeBlanc  Executive Director, New Brunswick Multicultural Council
Sarah Parisio  Coordinator, Fédération des francophones de Terre-Neuve et du Labrador

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Liberal

Bobby Morrissey Liberal Egmont, PE

—specifically in Prince Edward Island would be in jeopardy without the complement of foreign workers to allow these companies to run efficiently?

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Executive Director, Prince Edward Island Association for Newcomers to Canada

Craig Mackie

I don't think there's a competition there. I think they go together.

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Borys Wrzesnewskyj

Thank you.

I'd like to thank the witnesses for their testimony, their insights, and their patience today.

With that, the meeting will suspend for a couple of minutes to move in camera to continue work on our draft report.

[Proceedings continue in camera]