HANSARD: Oral Question on the urgency of the Afghan situation

Debates of Feb. 15th, 2022
House of Commons Hansard #31 of the 44th Parliament, 1st Session
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship
Oral Questions

3:10 p.m.

 

Jenny Kwan Vancouver East, BC
NDP

Mr. Speaker, Major-General Fraser said Canada pulled out of Afghanistan way too early, and 10,000 Afghan interpreters and their families have been left behind. He also said the Liberals failed to provide a whole-of-government plan to help resettle them. While our allies are on the ground helping Afghans get to safety, the current government is sending emails telling Afghans to somehow get to a third country on their own. As the situation gets worse, the government still has not provided exemptions so that NGOs can get aid to starving children.

When will the Liberals act with the urgency that the situation demands to help bring Afghans to safety?

Marie-France Lalonde Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Immigration
Liberal

Mr. Speaker, Canada remains firm in its commitment to welcome 40,000 Afghan refugees to Canada. We are sparing no effort to resettle Afghan refugees as quickly as we can, and I am happy to report that more than 7,500 Afghan refugees have begun their new lives here in Canada, while overcoming extreme challenges. We are welcoming new arrivals every week. We will continue to do everything we can to show leadership in the face of the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan.

 

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