Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, the member across the way knows full well that Quebec controls its own immigration levels. It is a little much to presume that the higher rents are due only to the increase in population. However, it is clear that we have challenges in Canada when it comes to ensuri

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, I have stated very publicly that we need to sit down with Quebec and our respective finance ministers to sort all this out and put all our cards on the table. If we included all the extra amounts that we have invested in the Canada-Quebec accord, Quebec would definit

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, playing petty politics is to presume that this is a one-way relationship, when it is actually a two-way relationship. It takes two to tango. Obviously, both levels of government have to assume some responsibility. That is what we are trying to do. Obviously, under t

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, I will give the same answer to the same question. Let us not forget that, in addition to the lump sum social transfer that is sent to all of the provinces, we are sending more and more money to Quebec every year under the Canada-Quebec accord, regardless of the level

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, a relationship is a two-way street. Yes, we received the letter, but responsibility for asylum seekers is shared with Quebec. It is shared with all the provinces and territories. I could also send a bill for $450 million to Quebec. We have sent Quebec $600 million.

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, a lesson on the Constitution from the Bloc Québécois, I will leave it at that. What I can say is that, last year, we gave $700 million to Quebec under the Canada-Quebec accord. We gave it more this year. We even gave it too much without asking for any of it back. Al

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, not only is the member out of touch with Quebeckers, but he is out of touch with the news. Today we learned that Quebec is in need of workers. How can we address the labour shortage? Immigration. It is not the only solution, and I agree with the member that it needs

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, I find that comment strange. It keeps cropping up among Bloc Québécois members. They are so far out in left field that maybe they should take the weekend to go speak with some farmers and see if they need workers, because they do. These workers come from other countr

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, I have never spoken to McKinsey. However, I have spoken to Canadians who want more people from abroad, who want more immigrants to come here to work in factories, to work in the fields, in areas represented by the Bloc Québécois. Clearly, we need immigration. Five h

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, it is clear that over the past year, Canadians have asked us to do more when it comes to integration capacity. I am also hearing that we need immigration to grow our businesses. We know that there is still a labour shortage. We need to take a more surgical approach

Points of Order  Mr. Speaker, I rise before my colleagues in the House today to respond to a concern raised yesterday regarding a response I gave to the Bloc Québécois. I used some language yesterday that I will not repeat for the purposes of this point of order. I understand that the words I us

Points of Order  Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. Pursuant to subsection 94(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, I have the pleasure to table, in both official languages, the 2023 annual report to Parliament on immigration.

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, I am not going to talk about astrology. The member opposite was in the House when I gave my speech yesterday but she must not have been paying attention or she would have heard the details of what we are doing with Quebec to ensure that there is co-operation and coor

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, obviously, we have to keep increasing our efforts to integrate newcomers. The flip side of those numbers is the unprecedented volume of people who want to come to Canada. I do not blame them, but the reality is that so many people want to come here because Canada is

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, first of all, that is not true. We are constantly consulting with Quebec. There is direct communication between our public services every day. I would also like to point out that I have spoken directly to the Quebec minister about these targets, the integration targ