Denis Coderre

[Immigration, November 5th, 2002]

Mr. Speaker, I would ask the hon. member to be very careful in phrasing her questions. Whenever members from both sides of the House come and ask me to issue a ministerial permit, there are specific reasons for doing so. Whenever such permits are issued, the safety of all Canadians is kept in mind.

[Immigration, November 5th, 2002]

Mr. Speaker, first, I want to congratulate the hon. member on his French. He is doing well.

Second, I would say that we are protecting Canadian values. Whenever decisions have to be made, we are there to protect Canadian values. We, on the government side, all speak as one on these issues. We are there to protect Canadians. It is good, from time to time, to ask certain questions to get clarification.

[Immigration, November 5th, 2002]

Mr. Speaker, this is the House of Commons, it is not the place to run one's own leadership campaign. The hon. member should be very careful.

Whenever a permit is issued, it is done with safety in mind. Occasionally, hon. members come and ask me to issue a ministerial permit, and I think we do it the way it should be done.

[Canadian Citizenship Act, October 31st, 2002]

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-18, An Act respecting Canadian citizenship.

(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)

[Public Safety Act, 2002, October 30th, 2002]

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-16, An Act to amend certain Acts of Canada, and to enact measures for implementing the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention, in order to enhance public safety.

(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)

[Immigration, October 30th, 2002]

Mr. Speaker, pursuant to section 94 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, I am pleased to table, in both official languages, the annual report on immigration for the year 2002.

[Safe Third Country Agreement, October 28th, 2002]

Mr. Speaker, pursuant to section 5(2) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, I am pleased to table, in both official languages, the proposed regulations for the Safe Third Country Agreement.

[Foreign Affairs, October 22nd, 2002]

Mr. Speaker, I will be extremely cautious in my comments on this case.

First, from the outset, I have said that our role is to stabilize the system, to find the right balance between openness and vigilance.

We want to take the case-by-case approach because we are against a blanket amnesty, but we are also against blanket deportation. However, we will study each case individually. Based on information I have received, I feel that I should look into this further. When the time is right, we will provide the needed information.

[Foreign Affairs, October 22nd, 2002]

Mr. Speaker, the assessment that was done was based on an in-depth study. Incidentally, Canada is not the only country to have lifted its moratorium in the case of Algeria; so have France, Spain, Germany, Sweden, Denmark and Belgium.

[Immigration, October 11th, 2002]

Mr. Speaker, I commend the member. She is aware that under section 5 of the Immigration Act, after approval from the special cabinet committee, the implementation regulations will be tabled before both Houses and then referred to the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration.

I also agree that the regulations for implementation should be discussed. There is a process that must be respected. The cabinet has accepted it. Next, once the special cabinet committee has finished with it, we will follow the appropriate procedure.