Citizenship and Immigration committee  I always look at this from the perspective of what Canada's gifts are, and for those who are probably more conservative, I would say to look at our civil society and the enormous wealth it has in welcoming people and how we can generate that spirit among Canadians. If I look at

Citizenship and Immigration committee  For me the biggest loss is our care and our generosity for people who suffer. For me that is the most depressing thing to think about.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  It will challenge us to review what we currently have in place and how helpful or harmful some of the policies are. For example, we have advocated for the forgiveness of loans that refugees are asked to pay. You can imagine people coming into the country with hardly anything, ha

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I will pass. I'll defer.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes, I agree. I tried to highlight in my statements as well that the decisions some countries make that they think they can make in isolation actually affect others around them. This is the unfortunate result of highly nationalistic leaders, and this kind of compact is going to e

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair, and thank you so much for this time that I can share with you. My name, as you noted, is Ida Kaastra-Mutoigo. I work with World Renew as an executive director in Canada. For your interest, that is an agency that has been a sponsorship agreement holder for r