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Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, it is a great honour and a very humbling experience to make my maiden speech in the House of Commons today. I would like to thank the good people of my riding of Parkdale—High Park, who have put their faith and trust in me to be their representative. I am committed

December 7th, 2015House debate

Arif ViraniLiberal

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for Jonquière for her question and I congratulate her on her election. In terms of the tax credit for workers and the deadline that is looming on December 30, I can indicate that we have mandate letters that have been provided with respect to all

December 7th, 2015House debate

Arif ViraniLiberal

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, I am happy to address all facets of the hon. member's question. I would expect no less in a courtroom, and I will treat this like a courtroom. I presume that the hon. member heard the minister today in question period. So, the first point I would emphasize is that

December 7th, 2015House debate

Arif ViraniLiberal

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, in the breakdown that has been provided, we have an aggregate amount of total budgetary expenditures of $280.2 million for the fiscal year 2015-16. That is composed of a portion that includes operating expenditures. We have a salary portion and a non-salary portion, an

December 9th, 2015House debate

Arif ViraniLiberal

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, the number of full-time equivalents is 72. Could the member repeat the second part of the question?

December 9th, 2015House debate

Arif ViraniLiberal

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, the work with the provinces is an ongoing process. We are thankful for the support we have received around the country for what is truly a national project. We are engaged in active consultations with all of the provinces and territories. We are making a significant fe

December 9th, 2015House debate

Arif ViraniLiberal

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, the answer is no.

December 9th, 2015House debate

Arif ViraniLiberal

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, the campaign commitment was in the order of $200 million, with a large portion of that being spent on the processing that is taking place overseas. As the hon. member knows, the campaign commitment includes a large number of refugees. We are very committed to bringing

December 9th, 2015House debate

Arif ViraniLiberal

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, I did not understand the question. Was the question did we characterize the platform as not fully costed?

December 9th, 2015House debate

Arif ViraniLiberal

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, the platform has been fully costed at all points in time. Perhaps that is a source of amusement to my friend opposite, but that is the accurate truth. When we decide to roll out a program, we find that there are expenses that may arise that we may not have anticipated

December 9th, 2015House debate

Arif ViraniLiberal

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, far be it for me to utter platitudes, as my friend opposite has indicated. I am trying to answer the questions as clearly as I can. If they are articulated in a clear manner, there will be clear answers. In terms of the resettlement assistance program, service provide

December 9th, 2015House debate

Arif ViraniLiberal

Business of Supply  It is a completely different category, Mr. Chair. There is no impact that we anticipate because it is a different category.

December 9th, 2015House debate

Arif ViraniLiberal

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, we are continuing to process the other lines of business within the Ministry of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, as we had in the past. At this point, what I can indicate to my friend opposite is that we do not anticipate any impact on those processes.

December 9th, 2015House debate

Arif ViraniLiberal

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, the total number of government-assisted refugees we are anticipating is 25,000 by December 31 of 2016, and that will be made up of 15,000 by February 29, 2016.

December 9th, 2015House debate

Arif ViraniLiberal

Dalai Lama  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 26th anniversary of the award of the Nobel Prize to His Holiness the Dalai Lama. As the member of Parliament for Parkdale—High Park, thousands of my constituents are Tibetans who take great pride in the cultural and spiritual leadershi

December 10th, 2015House debate

Arif ViraniLiberal