Department Of Citizenship And Immigration Act  Is it the pleasure of the House to adopt the motion?

Department Of Citizenship And Immigration Act  Agreed. (Motion agreed to, bill read the second time and referred to a committee.)

Department Of Citizenship And Immigration Act  Mr. Speaker, just a short question to clarify one portion of my hon. colleague's speech and in particular in connection with what I believe I heard him say, the automatic deportation of criminals who have been convicted of crimes who are not Canadian citizens. I want to be perfectly clear and I want to ask the member if he has actually thought this through.

Department Of Citizenship And Immigration Act  Mr. Speaker, in response to the hon. member's question the person should go through our courts, guilt or innocence should be determined and if he or she is found to be guilty then they should be deported to the country of origin with the understanding that the person should be faced with serving a sentence appropriate to the crime in the country of origin.

Department Of Citizenship And Immigration Act  Mr. Speaker, I would like to follow up on the point raised by my hon. friend from Wild Rose. I would like to ask the parliamentary secretary a question based on a statement he made which perhaps was not quite clear. Perhaps the parliamentary secretary will comment. If I understood the hon. member for Wild Rose correctly, he was proposing that criminals upon conviction be deported.

Department Of Citizenship And Immigration Act  Mr. Speaker, perhaps I should have clarified that a bit. I am talking specifically about those people who come here, commit crimes and are desperately wanted in their countries of origin. I am thinking of Charles Ng particularly. Why did we house him and spend millions of dollars for six years?

House debate  The House resumed consideration of the motion that Bill C-35, an act to establish the Department of Citizenship and Immigration and to make consequential amendments to other acts, be read the second time and referred to a committee.

Multiculturalism  Indeed, by stressing ethnical and cultural features, the Canadian policy on multiculturalism leads immigrants to the impasse resulting from a fragmented culture and an extended marginalization. According to Mr. Corbo, the efforts made by the federal government for ethnic and cultural communities are suspicious.

Department Of Citizenship And Immigration Act  That was so good we will let you continue after question period. It being 2 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(5), the House will now proceed to Statements by Members pursuant to Standing Order 31.

Department Of Citizenship And Immigration Act  Careful the wheels don't fall off.

Department Of Citizenship And Immigration Act  I would advise the House that we are now on 20 minutes for debate and 10 minutes for questions and comments.

Department Of Citizenship And Immigration Act  No committee?

Immigration  Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for his response. A refugee program includes both the inland refugee system and our UNHCR commitment to offshore refugees. If this current inland rate persists is the minister determined to increase our total refugee numbers, or will he renege on Canada's international obligation to needy refugees around the world?

D-Day  The landing of Canadian troops in Sicily in 1943 is still remembered with great affection by all Sicilians and those Sicilians who immigrated to Canada and live in Vancouver celebrated with me and the military in 1983. The arrival of the Allies in Italy meant the end of a cruel, senseless war and a return to democracy and freedom to a whole continent and ultimately to the world.

Yukon First Nations Self-Government Act  My concern is that we create a Canada where Canadians of whatever description, no matter where they live in the country, no matter whether they came here as immigrants or were born here, are Canadian citizens, are equal and do not have particular rights because of a particular ethnicity, language, religion or anything else. That to me is key. If the legislation can be improved to reflect that, I am completely in favour of it.