Citizenship and Immigration committee  That's the way....

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Craig, it's Matt DeCourcey here. Thanks for being back in front of the committee. When you were here last week you spoke about the role of ODA in helping to address some of these protracted refugee and migrant situations. Could you share your view on the role that unlocking or

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Just building on that—sorry, it's rapid fire—do you have any experience in not just working with federal government but provincial governments and professional colleges or professional accrediting societies that would have a role in better recognizing foreign credentials? Even th

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Just to start the time here, Mr. Chair, we just saw all three party leaders stand up in this House and talk about the importance of our words and actions. We even had the leader of the official opposition stand and say—and I quote—that “we must be as forceful” with “our words as

Citizenship and Immigration committee  But I'm on question time, Mr. Chair. I would suggest to my—

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes, it is.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I would suggest that using words like “illegal” to describe those who would come and seek refuge in this country incites hate and fear and gives licence to the type of white supremacist movements that cause terror to take root in our country and around the world. I would ask my C

Citizenship and Immigration committee  On the question of navigation, there's a local immigration partnership program funded by IRCC. Do your organizations connect with a local LIPS program and is that helping with the navigation of services and referral to services?

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Mr. MacKinnon, I wanted to give you a chance to answer a question that I don't think you had an opportunity to answer properly earlier. What is the distinct difference between a refugee claimant who would have been barred from the ability to ask for asylum in Australia, who made

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Okay. Thank you. I wonder if folks at the table could talk in more specifics about the significant amount of activity that has taken place—not as a result of the AG's report, but coming out of the Yeates report that was tabled a number of years ago—to help build up the capacity

Citizenship and Immigration committee  It might be helpful for people at this table to understand how the IRB is better triaging claims for asylum as a way to make the system more efficient and ensure there is finality and fairness in a fast manner. Could we talk a little bit about that?

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I wonder, Mr. Leuprecht and Monsieur Beuze, if you could clarify the following for me, because I've heard Ms. Rempel mention the need for Canada's leadership on global asylum reform. I've heard her talk about the need for Canada to be at the table, talking and engaging with the w

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Mr. Leuprecht, I'm sorry, but are these conversations taking place when countries get together at the global compact for safe, orderly and regular migration?

Citizenship and Immigration committee  They form part of the document. Is that not part of Canada's leadership on these very issues?

Citizenship and Immigration committee  No, I'm asking you a question about an earlier comment on the need for Canada's to lead on global asylum reform and safe third country agreements around the world. Monsieur Beuze, does that form part of the conversation of the global compact?