Immigration  Mr. Speaker, as part of our immigration levels the government is committed to international obligations. The member rises from his seat today, as he did yesterday, and simply casts out of hand that we should not have had as many refugees in the country or we should not honour

Immigration  Mr. Speaker, as the hon. member knows, there is a Quebec-Canada immigration accord. Quebec has a selection with respect to independent and business immigration. Obviously it also assumes a family class and refugee class under the federal guideline. The hon. member's party

Social Security System  . As each year goes by, we lose a little more of our ability to help the poor, whether it is the needy refugees coming into our country or any other poor within our society. What would the member suggest? How would the member suggest we help the poor in this country when we lose

Points Of Order   nation. It is one that has opened its arms to hundreds of thousands of refugees, displaced persons and families wishing to be united. We are a compassionate nation. We have stayed true to and even gone beyond the mandate created by the United Nations Secretary General regarding

Points Of Order  . We agree that immigrants and bona fide refugees should be allowed into Canada, but not criminals. Regarding appointments to Canada's Immigration and Refugee Board, more commissioners are expected to be appointed in the coming months. We will be watching the minister closely

Immigration   this party's commitment to give priority to independent and family class immigration, something that was clearly outlined in the red book. We made that commitment and today we are honouring that pledge. Third, I stated in our red book that sponsorship for refugees for resettlement from

Social Security System  , we should be trying to change it over in that country and not sending a message to all third world countries that these types of things will provide an open door policy for people to be granted refugee status in Canada.

Social Security System  What I was suggesting is that if it is the sole criterion for granting the refugee status and the hon. member mentioned in his initial question if it was part of the refugee process of seeking asylum. It is a different thing if that is the only criterion.

Social Security System   of violence not being considered as bona fide refugees in our country. I have to make sure I understand the member correctly. Is the hon. member suggesting that if a mother and children who might be fortunate enough to get to our country and claim refugee status that part of the reason-

Social Security System  Thank you, Madam Speaker. I want clarification on the issue of women and children as victims of violence. If a mother and child come to this country and in claiming refugee status they claim that one of the reasons they want to stay here is because they are victims of violence

Social Security System   social safety net can withstand the increasing pressures being placed upon it. Canadians are proud to be able to offer asylum to refugees fleeing political persecution and human rights violations in their home countries. However, is Canada's refugee determination system meeting its

Immigration   Ontario's concerns about settlement and immigration. We are certainly prepared to listen. This government has already introduced regulatory changes that will allow refugee claimants to work while awaiting the outcome of their claim, thus reducing the burden on social assistance

Speech From The Throne   of Glengarry. Glengarry is a very special place in the history of Canada. It was there in 1784 that Sir John Johnson came from the United States with the United Empire Loyalists, or as they were known in those days the empire loyalist refugees. That is what they were. They were people who

Immigration And Refugee Board  Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration. On January 26 the government advised this House and the Canadian people that when it made 33 appointments to the Immigration and Refugee Board, members of my party applauded. This is not correct. My

Immigration And Refugee Board  Mr. Speaker, if the member checks the statements of some of his hon. colleagues, he will find the facts to be very different. Also, it was unprecedented. The positions for the Immigration and Refugee Board were gazetted and 300 applications were received. For the first time