Mr. Speaker, what is being proposed today is a reasonable immigration plan that lowers the targets for permanent and temporary residents. The plan is reasonable and carefully crafted. It takes account of contributions by people across the country who have spoken up and asked us to lower the numbers. I think that Canadians have a lot to be proud of. The reduction is not drastic. It is the same plan we proposed back in 2020. I think this will be good for Canadians and Quebeckers.
In the House of Commons on October 24th, 2024. See this statement in context.