HANSARD: QP Question on Sudan

Debates of Oct. 9th, 2024
House of Commons Hansard #352 of the 44th Parliament, 1st Session
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship
Oral Questions

3:15 p.m.

Jenny Kwan Vancouver East, BC
NDP

Mr. Speaker, Sudan now has the world's worst displacement of children anywhere, and 17 months into this devastating humanitarian crisis, not one single Sudanese Canadian loved one has gotten to safety in Canada. A family member in Vancouver was desperate to bring his sister and her two daughters to safety. With months of inaction, the sister has now perished. The two children are alone.

Will the minister expedite processing and expand eligibility of his restrictive program to include vulnerable children in Sudan?

 

Marc Miller Minister of Immigration
Liberal

Mr. Speaker, the member knows well that this plan was devised with community members and community organizations, and we worked hand in hand with them to put out this program to get 8,000 Sudanese people fleeing war. We plan to make sure these people get here, hopefully by the end of the year, with more next year. I will constantly be working with community members, who I will be meeting with as early as tomorrow, to evolve the program if need be.

 

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