Royal Canadian Legion   of the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration I have spent many days now listening to the varying opinions of experts and non-experts alike. What is our mandate as we review the Citizenship Act? Indeed, what is the mandate of every Canadian citizen as they identify with Canada

Seniors-Reduction Of Age Credit  Mr. Speaker, I welcome this opportunity on behalf of the government to clarify the measure proposed in our February budget regarding the old age credit. This is an issue deserves better than partisan politics, sacred cow logic and misinformation because the challenge of an aging

The Late Walter Dufek   that the freedom we enjoy in Canada, the country he immigrated to in 1951, must be guarded and not taken for granted. Mr. Dufek said we must be alert, even in a democracy, of coercive governments that use the tyranny of taxation and the liberalization of the criminal just system to give too

Income Tax Act  Mr. Speaker, I am delighted to have the opportunity to make a few comments in this debate. I begin by congratulating the hon. member for Nepean on bringing forward the motion. Her interest in and her support for women and children caught in untenable situations have long been kno

Witness Protection Act   services. Other enforcement authorities also have important roles to play. For example, federal immigration and citizenship authorities work with the police to deal with the smuggling of illegal aliens and illicit trafficking in forged or stolen personal identification documents

Refugee Status  Mr. Speaker, some very serious problems have undermined the credibility of the process to review, on compassionate grounds, cases in which refugee status was denied. Although the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration has been aware of these problems since March, there has been

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, I have the pleasure of submitting a petition signed by over 1,500 residents of my riding who ask Parliament to urge the minister of immigration to legalize the status of the Dudka family so that they can lead an honest, peaceful life in Quebec, as they intend

Immigration  A very short supplementary question.

Immigration  Mr. Speaker, we are concerned about the millions of legitimate refugees who are languishing all over the world, many close to death. This minister is making it easy for the migrants who have the economic wherewithal to travel to Canada and claim asylum. We are concerned about qu

Immigration  Hear, hear.

Immigration  Order. I am sure that was a slip of the lip. I am sure the hon. minister would want to withdraw that four letter word.

Immigration  I have no problems withdrawing. It was a slip from the lip right from the hip. I'm on a roll, Mr. Speaker.

Immigration  Very clearly, yes. I forgot the question.

Immigration  Perhaps the member could ask his second question.

Immigration  Mr. Speaker, I would be delighted to ask the question again for the minister. My question to the minister was how can he justify talking tough and at the same time create an all new level of bureaucracy to pave the way for failed asylum seekers to stay in Canada?