Mr. Speaker, many educational institutions in Quebec want to welcome francophone students from Africa. Thousands of French-speaking African students want to attend schools in Quebec in full compliance with the rules.
Unfortunately, Canadian immigration services reject them over 80% of the time. This rate is out of line with the rejection rate for students of any other origin, and the pretext given is that African students may not want to return home when they are done. Those are some serious accusations, a form of discrimination that should not be tolerated. It is harmful to our exchanges and to development in Africa.
Will the Prime Minister raise the matter with immigration services?