Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes, that would be another example. We need to work with NGOs to identify the activists—not just in Hong Kong, I would add, but also activists who are now stranded in Taiwan or the U.K. because that's the country they could exit to within that short period of time. We need to mak

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes, I agree with that.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes, I think that's doable.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  First of all, the way arrests are being done right now, they are not going to tell you that you are being arrested because you peacefully participated in a protest. They are going to tell you that you have breached the national security law based on treason, sedition and so on. T

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I agree, but you have to relax the income requirement.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  It's hard to think of it as a broad policy mechanism, because every country's situation is different. Using Hong Kong as an example, you can say that a lot of people are at risk right now, but we don't know exactly at what point they will become at risk. We know the police can ar

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes, for sure. I think it's in keeping with that spirit that we recognize that there is a political crisis in Hong Kong, just as there was a crisis in China at that time, and we allowed Chinese nationals at the time to apply for permanent residence, just like that. In fact, I rem

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes, I agree. In all the history of Canada, we know that, over time, we have created different refugee programs in recognition of a political situation happening in another country. Just off the top of my head, former Yugoslavia is the first one I can think of. Certainly we can c

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Is that a question for me?

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I don't think the H and C process is the way to go, because H and C is a very discretionary process. It's up to the individual officers, and who knows if these officers support or don't support the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong. If anyone needs to sign a declaration, maybe

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Madam Chair, I would like to add to that. I think one of the biggest challenges is whether or not they can actually enter Canada because of the travel ban. For instance, we are working with a number of activists who are stranded in the U.K. They managed to leave Hong Kong and t

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Sure. For instance, they are saying that you can come here as a student. That's true, but if you come here as a student, they expect you to pay the international student tuition fee. I'm sure a lot of these individuals, including some of the 12- and 13-year-olds who were arrested

Citizenship and Immigration committee  We know that some of the Canadian citizens who have moved back to Hong Kong have given up their citizenship in the past, especially those who wanted to seek electoral office in Hong Kong. What we're worried about, however, is the Chinese government—

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Maybe I'll go first. I would suggest that the open work permit, which is currently reserved for people with post-secondary degrees, be made open to anyone from Hong Kong. Of course, we may not want 12-year-olds working in Canada, but there may be other people who want to come her