Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, as nice as he is, the member across the way will not be surprised to know that he is not invited to the conference I am attending tomorrow with my provincial counterparts. Obviously, my colleagues and I need to coordinate to ensure that we act responsibly when it com

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the member for Scarborough—Agincourt for her tireless advocacy on this matter. The Hongkongers who are here are safe, and we have absolutely no intention of sending them back. I am pleased to announce today that we will be announcing, as of May 22,

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, I think I answered the previous question the same way. This is practically the same question, and I already answered it before.

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, I do not know whether the member changed his notes between his three questions, but as I just said, I will be meeting with my ministerial colleagues this Wednesday, Thursday and Friday to talk about exactly that. That is our commitment to the provinces. Co-operation

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, as the hon. member should be well aware, I am off to meet with my provincial counterparts this Thursday for precisely this purpose. I am looking forward to the follow-up. In particular, the provinces will be asked to define precisely what this integration capacity is

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, we continue to work hard to get people out of Gaza. Yes, over 100 visas have been issued. People are travelling to Canada. We continue to push to get people out. Obviously, Canada does not control exits at Rafah. If people manage to get to Cairo, they can go through

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, sometimes I wonder if the Bloc Québécois is confusing the willingness and the ability to take in asylum seekers. What is clear is that Quebec is doing more than its fair share. However, 54% is an exaggeration. If we look at all the humanitarian streams that Quebec c

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, what is very clear is that we will be there for Quebec to do more more to support the French fact in Quebec. We have contributed $54 billion since 2015. That is a lot of money. I have a question for the member opposite. If he thinks that we should accept more asylum

Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, obviously we want to support French integration. We have provided $5.4 billion to Quebec since 2015, specifically for French integration classes in Quebec, and it is working well. I know that the Bloc Québécois is perceived as a bickering machine, but I would like t

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, we continue to stand with the people of Hong Kong. We will work on processing times. We continue to work with people who seek refuge in Canada, and we will continue to do so.

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, as the member well knows, these are not matters that we talk about publicly, much less on the floor of the House of Commons.

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, this is the height of absurdity. It is typical of a Bloc Québécois member to stand up and read from a sheet, accusing other people of reading from a sheet even though they were not reading from a sheet. That is the Bloc, through and through.

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, first I will address the mistake the member made. He said it takes two years to get a work permit. It actually takes three months. Clearly, we can do more, but we need to be factual in the House of Commons. If I am hearing the member correctly, I understand that he

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, to answer the member of the Bloc Québécois, over the past few months, we have shortened existing wait times, and we can do even better. From what I am hearing, the member wants to move toward regularization, so I expect the Bloc's support when we introduce a bill to

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, I would ask the member to come see me later to discuss the situation in person. Obviously, people who have to apply for a visa need to do so from Mexico. That is the rule. If exceptions need to be made, he can come and see me and we can discuss them together.