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Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Madam Speaker, openness and transparency in government are essential, and our government takes the protection of Canadians' privacy very seriously. We have made progress in support of access to information and have backed that with investments that are strengthening our system.
May 28th, 2021House debate
Peter SchiefkeLiberal
End of the School Year Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the students in Vaudreuil—Soulanges. This year many of them started a new chapter in their online schooling. They did their best to stay motivated. Many of our students are finishing up their high school, college or university studies alo
May 28th, 2021House debate
Peter SchiefkeLiberal
Budget Implementation Act, 2021, No. 1 Madam Speaker, there are a couple of points I would like to clarify. Firstly, we are still dedicated to phasing out fossil fuel subsidies by 2025 and we have already been able to remove eight fossil fuel subsidies. This budget delivers in so many ways with regard to climate chang
May 25th, 2021House debate
Peter SchiefkeLiberal
Budget Implementation Act, 2021, No. 1 Madam Speaker, in fact, all of the restaurant owners I have spoken to have been incredibly grateful for the wage subsidy and the rent subsidy that were put forward. They told me that without those support measures, they would no longer be around. I am very glad to see in budget
May 25th, 2021House debate
Peter SchiefkeLiberal
Budget Implementation Act, 2021, No. 1 Madam Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague for his question. I completely agree that we need a multi-faceted plan to fight climate change. That is what we are implementing. Our historic $3.16-billion plan includes planting two billion trees, which will help us meet and also excee
May 25th, 2021House debate
Peter SchiefkeLiberal
Budget Implementation Act, 2021, No. 1 Madam Speaker, I am pleased to have this opportunity to contribute to the debate on Bill C-30, budget implementation act, 2021, no. 1. The budget reflects the unprecedented times we are living in. My constituents in Vaudreuil—Soulanges, all Canadians and billions of people aroun
May 25th, 2021House debate
Peter SchiefkeLiberal
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Mr. Speaker, immigration is essential to the economic recovery in Quebec and all of Canada. This year, we welcomed more than 7,000 new skilled permanent residents in Quebec, which represents a 54% increase compared to the same period last year. We are on track to meet the immig
May 7th, 2021House debate
Peter SchiefkeLiberal
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Mr. Speaker, my hon. colleague knows very well that last year, we were in a global pandemic, but since then, we have added additional resources where they were needed the most and moved from paper-based applications to digital. This has allowed us to admit over 7,000 skilled wor
May 7th, 2021House debate
Peter SchiefkeLiberal
Immigrations, Refugees and Citizenship Madam Speaker, I will repeat for the benefit of my hon. colleague that VACs do not play a role in the decision-making process and are expressly forbidden to provide any visa-related advice to applicants. In fact, as I stated, all immigration information gathered at VACs is trans
May 4th, 2021House debate
Peter SchiefkeLiberal
Immigrations, Refugees and Citizenship Madam Speaker, I am thankful for the chance to address the question from the hon. member. I want to start by emphasizing that safeguarding applicants' personal information and privacy is always the top priority for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, or IRCC, and the G
May 4th, 2021House debate
Peter SchiefkeLiberal
COVID-19 Vaccines Mr. Speaker, not so long ago, in a galaxy not so far away, a rebel alliance of scientists and researchers, including a few Jedi, I am sure, worked together to eradicate smallpox and polio. Because of their courage and that all the Padawans who did their part by getting vaccinated
May 4th, 2021House debate
Peter SchiefkeLiberal
Ramadan Mr. Speaker, I rise today to mark Ramadan, the holy month of fasting and revelation for those of the Muslim faith in my community of Vaudreuil—Soulanges. While activities may be virtual and Iftar, the communal breaking of the fast, will only occur with family this year, the light
April 30th, 2021House debate
Peter SchiefkeLiberal
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Madam Speaker, the pandemic has affected almost every aspect of our lives, and we have brought in innovative measures to process active cases as quickly as possible and minimize delays caused by COVID-19. We have prioritized applications from Canadians and permanent residents ret
April 16th, 2021House debate
Peter SchiefkeLiberal
Frontline Health Care Workers Madam Speaker, as I enter my ninth year of remission following treatment for testicular cancer, I rise today to recognize the hard work of nurses and all frontline health care workers who continue to save lives during this health crisis. Yesterday, as I walked through the halls
April 16th, 2021House debate
Peter SchiefkeLiberal
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Can you hear me now, Mr. Speaker?
April 13th, 2021House debate
Peter SchiefkeLiberal