Immigration  Mr. Speaker, the hon. member refuses to recognize that, according to the UN, Canada leads the way in this regard.

Volunteerism  Mr. Speaker, many immigrant volunteers in Canada rarely get the praise due to them. Because they are not yet part of the mainstream, their work goes unreported. Today I would like to pay tribute to a group of Punjabi seniors who meet in Brampton every week to discuss issues

Team Saint John   Manning from the Saint John Board of Trade and Tom Gribbons from Vibrant Communities. We have been meeting with ministers of the cabinet, the Prime Minister, the Deputy Prime Minister and the finance, ACOA and immigration ministers. We have discussed the issues of concern to Greater

Right Of Landing Fee  Madam Speaker, I welcome this opportunity to speak on Motion No. 231 from the hon. member for Winnipeg Centre on the right of landing fee. This past week the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration introduced Bill C-11 in the House. The bill does not change the right of landing

Citizenship and Immigration  Mr. Speaker, in this Citizenship Week, I would like to demonstrate the kind of hardship possible under the immigration system. Take for example the sad case of the Vega family. One such case is already one too many. The Vega family is from Colombia. Mr. Vega is a university

Small Communities   confirms the significant momentum of population toward cities in Canada and given the negative impact this trend will have on smaller and rural communities, the government should take urgent steps to reverse this dangerous trend, namely: (a) changing immigration laws in our country

Small Communities   be. It is a partnership. Each recognizes in the other that a healthy urban society is good for the country and a healthy rural society is good for the country. I would like to just comment briefly on immigration. I have discussed with some of my mayors and reeves the notion of attracting immigrants

Citizenship of Canada Act   cases that are serious with regard to citizenship and immigration. However to give a balance in terms of what else is out there, we have recently seen many immigrants become citizens and contribute quite profoundly to the formation of this country not only in the past but even

Citizenship of Canada Act  Madam Speaker, I am very pleased to debate the new citizenship act. I will try to put this in context of what it means to Canada. We are a nation of immigrants who come from all over the world. We are a nation that in many ways represents the best in the world, having built

Citizenship of Canada Act   parents have to come to Canada as immigrants instead of Canadian citizens. The same thing does not apply to biological children. The new bill would correct this form of discrimination. As for the right to challenge decisions, the proposed procedure would be straightforward

Foreign Missions and International Organizations Act   to clarify provisions granting immunities from immigration restrictions to alien registration and overriding the Immigration Act provisions that prohibit the entry to Canada of inadmissible persons but not overriding the Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Act. According

Public Safety Act, 2002   and also the giving of immigration information to other governments, foreign governments. It is very interesting that our country has been so dilatory and so slow in addressing these important issues. As others have pointed out, the United States, the direct target of a terrorist attack

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, being the chair of the citizenship and immigration committee, I have a specific question for the member. In Halifax we have the case of Sanja Pecelj, a woman from Kosovo who came to Canada and had to seek sanctuary in a church. After 400 or more days she left

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply   of immigration. We want to meet the goals that we as a country must meet in terms of our targets for a number of new immigrants, particularly because of the decline of our birthrate in this country and the demographics. Future workforces will depend more and more on new immigrants coming

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply   missile defence and star wars to give Canadians a chance to fully participate in this crucial decision. I was pleased to be asked by the leader of the NDP to take on critic responsibilities in the areas of citizenship and immigration, Canadian human rights and western economic