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Citizenship and Immigration committee When Mr. Morin was addressing Madame Faille's question, he talked about the particular circumstances of immigration decisions. I suspect that with a refugee case there could be more urgency, and it could be more problematic in the sense that someone could have been removed
October 17th, 2006Committee meeting
Bill SiksayNDP
Citizenship and Immigration committee First of all, these were immigration appeal files. Mr. Bourbonnais was a board member on the Immigration Appeal Division, so these were not refugee claims that he was sitting on. There were just under approximately 900 files that Mr. Bourbonnais sat on at the board. The review
October 17th, 2006Committee meeting
Timothy Morin
Citizenship and Immigration committee method a refugee claimant and his counsel may lodge a complaint against a commissioner, whether this complaints procedure is public and whether it is made available on the site. Is there a committee which considers this type of complaint? How does the system work? Also, perhaps you
October 17th, 2006Committee meeting
Meili FailleBloc
Supply to check and they are only for Canada. Can the hon. member not see that a criminal can walk into Canada instantly? There are no medical checks. The member can verify this any place where there is an immigration port. The refugee claimant is given a package of documents, asked to report
October 23rd, 2001House debate
Ted WhiteCanadian Alliance
Bill C-272 An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (sponsorship of relative)
and Refugee Protection Act (sponsorship of relative) Loi modifiant la Loi sur l’immigration et la protection des réfugiés (parrainage d’un parent) First reading, November 5, 2004 Première lecture le 5 novembre 2004 Summary Sommaire This enactment allows a Canadian citizen
November 5th, 2004
Bill
Bill SiksayNDP
Citizenship and Immigration Mr. Speaker, the government has failed to implement the merit-based refugee appeal division provided for in the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. In response to sanctuary situations, the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration has suggested that churches accept
November 2nd, 2004House debate
Bill SiksayNDP
Immigration and Refugee Protection Act . Here we see reason clashing with passion. Bill C-436, sponsored by the hon. member for Vancouver East, seeks to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. The proposed amendment reads as follows: Subject to the regulations, a Canadian citizen or permanent resident may, once
November 3rd, 2003House debate
Immigration And Refugee Protection Act Mr. Speaker, as the citizenship and immigration critic for the Bloc Quebecois, I am pleased to rise at second reading of Bill C-11, an act respecting immigration to Canada and the granting of refugee protection to persons who are displaced, persecuted or in danger. This bill
February 26th, 2001House debate
Export and Import of Rough Diamonds Act and illegally. Bill C-14 gives me an opportunity that I will take advantage of to tell a story of refugees and something that happened in my riding. It pertains very closely to the issue, although it may take a little time before members appreciate where I am coming from with this story
October 21st, 2002House debate
John BrydenLiberal
Foreign Affairs committee who works in democracy promotion learns as much in the countries they are working with. What we hope to achieve in our program at Queen's, for example, is to create a multilateral source of democracy promotion so that when we work with refugees in Bosnia, the next time we're asked
October 4th, 2006Committee meeting
Dr. Thomas Axworthy
Liberal Party of Canada —Ville-Marie thought it fitting to reappoint her ex-husband to the Immigration and Refugee Board. The Immigration and Refugee Board had other scary appointments, including the husband of none other than the member for Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine. As justice minister, the member
October 4th, 2006House debate
Tom LukiwskiConservative
An Act to amend Certain Acts in relation to DNA Identification Mr. Speaker, I have encountered over a number of years situations where DNA testing has actually helped my constituents, people who have come often as refugees fleeing from other countries. I know east Africa was mentioned. I am thinking of one case where a family had a number
October 3rd, 2006House debate
Sue BarnesLiberal
Status of Women committee offences. My only regret is that Bill C-49 was not adopted earlier. There is a difference between criminalizing the behaviour as part of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and criminalizing the behaviour as part of the Criminal Code. One of the main differences, of course
October 3rd, 2006Committee meeting
Yvon Dandurand
Status of Women committee trafficking. The first human trafficking charge under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act was laid in Vancouver in April 2005. This case surfaced when an employee at a massage parlour called the police to report that she had been assaulted by the owner. An investigation ensued
October 3rd, 2006Committee meeting
Det Sgt Lori Lowe
Citizenship and Immigration committee You began by mentioning it seemed a lot of problems were logistical, and I would suggest it's a question of priorities. Our top priority is making sure refugees are treated right. We hear--and you were referring to that--the legitimate concern for the integrity of the system
October 3rd, 2006Committee meeting
Janet Dench