Citizenship and Immigration  Mr. Speaker, that is so typical, I do not know whether it is the real Rahim or not.

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

Immigration  . On their behalf, I call on the immigration minister today to help Edith and her family. Let them remain safe and sound in Canada, their adopted home.

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

Supply   in our country's history, whether it be abuses in residential schools, whether it be historic injustices of those who have suffered at the hands of previous governments, Japanese immigrants, Ukrainians, native people. Yet all of this is happening cynically on the eve of an election

Supply   when we now see record levels of for profit privatization in health care, which the government has refused to respond to? Where was the government with the increasing chaos in the citizenship and immigration system? Decent law-abiding citizens and their families are being rejected

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

Bill S-37 An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Cultural Property Export and Import Act

) is not a citizen of any state and ordinarily resides in Canada; or (c) is a permanent resident within the meaning of subsection 2(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and is, after the commission of the act or omission, present in Canada. Definition of “Convention” (2.02

Immigration  Mr. Speaker, the UN still considers us a world leader, particularly in this area where we have excellent results. For example, there was a 2% increase last year in the number of refugees admitted to Canada. I hope that the hon. member will recognize the excellent results of our

Immigration  Mr. Speaker, according to the Canada Border Services Agency, Ottawa has lost track of 43,000 illegal immigrants, a 20% increase since 2002. The lack of an appeal division encourages people to go into hiding because they have no faith in the system. Will the minister admit

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