Budget Implementation Act, 2024, No. 1  Madam Speaker, my colleague from Lac-Saint-Jean and I do enjoy our time at the immigration committee. What would Conservatives do if we were in government? Well, first of all, we would not have all the messes we have now that are leading to situations like what my colleague

Budget Implementation Act, 2024, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, I would like to ask my colleague what measures the budget contains that will strengthen federal programs, like EI and OAS, or reduce wait times for services like immigration or Service Canada. What measures has the government implemented to strengthen its own social

Budget Implementation Act, 2024, No. 1   into that were not promised at all, including a plan to expand immigration detention into federal prisons being panned by former Liberal cabinet ministers. On the whole, though, the government needs to do more to follow through on the big promises it makes. It is true that whether it is young

Budget Implementation Act, 2024, No. 1   that it is a serious situation now. It is getting worse as skilled trades workers are getting older. We can do it through immigration, education at the provincial level, working with our provincial counterparts, and new and innovative ways. The construction industry oftentimes falls behind other

Protection against Extortion Act   and desires of the people we represent, who feel let down by the lack of enforcement of the Criminal Code and the soft-on-crime policies of the Liberal government. I do not want local shops that I go to receiving extortion letters. I want new immigrants to Canada and established

Budget Implementation Act, 2024, No. 1   for Canadians? I am also seeing a pattern of behaviour by the Conservatives of blocking the passage of important legislation at committee. We experienced that at the immigration committee when we tried to address the lost Canadian issue; the Conservatives took away the right of second

Bill S-277 An Act respecting a framework to strengthen Canada–Taiwan relations

to obtain the visa required under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act when the primary purpose of their visit to Canada is not official; (c) facilitate communication and interaction between Canadian and Taiwanese officials, including in respect of health, science, Indigenous

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Madam Speaker, when asked by the media, the immigration minister clearly stated that all international students undergo a criminal record check to enter Canada. That is false. Police certificates are not mandatory for international students who enter our country, thanks

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, the Minister of Immigration is meeting with his counterparts tomorrow and there is no shortage of demands. Quebec is calling for the integration of asylum seekers to be shared with the provinces, a cut to temporary immigration, the approval by Quebec of its

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Madam Speaker, for far too long, international students have been exploited and have been vulnerable to abuse and fraud. That is why we are taking concrete action. We implemented a new verification process to authenticate acceptance letters. We raised financial requirements to en

Budget Implementation Act, 2024, No. 1   Minister. The Liberal government hired no less than an additional 100,000 public servants. With so many new government employees, one would expect services to improve, at least proportionately. One might think that waiting for a passport was a thing of the past, that immigrants who

Budget Implementation Act, 2024, No. 1  Madam Speaker, holy smokes, four out of five are voting in Kingston and the Islands. Division 38 of Bill C-69 is where the Liberals have put in some amendments to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act with respect to sending detained immigrants to federal penitentiaries

Bill S-235 An Act to amend the Citizenship Act and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act

of that circumstance unless the Minister establishes on a balance of probabilities that the circumstance did not exist. Citizenship Act Clauses 1 and 2 : New. 2001, c. 27 Immigration and Refugee Protection Act 3 Section 48 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act is amended by adding

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, as nice as he is, the member across the way will not be surprised to know that he is not invited to the conference I am attending tomorrow with my provincial counterparts. Obviously, my colleagues and I need to coordinate to ensure that we act responsibly when it com

Privilege  , the government had much pressure put on it. There was my request for it to have a special immigration measure, a lifeboat scheme for Hong Kongers who are trying to escape the prosecution, the draconian national security law. Most recently, article 23 has been passed in Hong Kong, where