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What are the real numbers? Immigration minister blasted for calling her dept's stats misinformation
Jul 18, 2025
I got the numbers from the minister's website; I went onto the website and read them. In the middle of a housing crisis, she brought 500,000 people to Canada. These people compete with Canadians for jobs, and they require housing and health care. If the minister's department's numbers are not the real numbers, what are the real numbers? -- This video has automatic dubbed versions. Go to Setting / Audio track and select your preferred language among the following: - English - Dutch - French - German - Hindi - Indonesian - Italian - Japanese - Korean - Polish - Portuguese - Spanish Thanks for watching!
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Mr. Speaker, the Liberals promised to
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cap foreign study permits, which also
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allow people to work in Canada. But new
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data shows that the Liberals blew their
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cap out of the water by handing out a
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whopping 500,000
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foreign study permits last year, roughly
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the same population as all of Halifax.
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Why did the Liberals bring half a
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million foreign students to Canada
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during a massive housing shortage, and
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while youth in Canada can't find jobs?
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The honorable minister of immigration,
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refugees, and citizenship.
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Mr. Speaker, thank you very much for
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that question. Uh the those figures are
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inaccurate. It's misinformation.
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This new government is hard at work to
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improve our immigration system and the
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introduction of Bill C2.
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Tuesday was a an example of that. We are
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taking significant steps to preserve the
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integrity of our system while also
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upholding our humanitarian commitments
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because we understand a well-managed
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immigration system is essential to a
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safer, stronger Canada.
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The honorable member for Calgary Nose
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Hill.
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So, so I got those numbers from the
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minister's website. I went on the
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website and I read them.
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Um,
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so in the middle of a housing crisis,
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she brought 500,000 people to Canada.
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These people compete with Canadians for
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jobs, require housing and healthcare. If
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her department's numbers aren't the real
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numbers, what are the real numbers?
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The the honorable minister of
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immigration, refugees, and citizenship.
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Mr. Speaker, let me give let me give uh
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the opposite member a lesson on
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immigration and on numbers and on
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permits of visa. There's many
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applications and and many individuals.
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We recognize that to balance our
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immigration and to balance and to and
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have a good country, we need temporary
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and we need permanent residents. Some
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applicants have a multiple multiple
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numbers and so therefore I would suggest
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that we look into those numbers a little
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bit more in detail. Thank you.
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The honorable member for Oxford.
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Mr. Speaker, despite the Liberals
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promising Canadians that they're capping
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immigration, here are the facts. They
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added over 500,000 more international
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students. They approved nearly 180,000
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more temporary foreign workers. And now
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we have millions in our country with
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expired or expiring visas and no plan on
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how they'll leave. Their mismanagement h
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has put pressure on housing, on
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healthcare and jobs. So after missing
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their own targets to lower immigration
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and losing control of the system, why
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should Canadians believe them anymore?
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Yeah, that's great.
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The honorable member the honorable
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minister of immigration, refugees, and
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citizenship.
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Mr. Speaker, international students are
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vital to Canada. Just go ask any of our
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provinces and any of our institutions.
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So are our temporary foreign workers.
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They are essential to our agricultural
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center, to our fishing center,
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to many facets of our population. Having
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said that, we understand in this new
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government that we need a balanced
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system and for that reason we have
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lowered the number of permanent
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residents as well as temporary numbers.
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We understand how to balance and how to
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work efficiently with our system. Thank
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you.
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The honorable member for Luis Alan Aka
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Wenra. Mr. Speaker,
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successful immigration is essential for
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the development of our country. But
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unfortunately, for the last 10 years, we
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have not had a successful immigration
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system. Instead, we've had an
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irresponsible system. And the real
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victims are immigrants themselves.
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For example, we can see that 5 million
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immigrants are currently dealing with
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expired visas. How is the government
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going to ensure that everything works
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out for them and for the country? The
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honorable minister of immigration.
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
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On this side of the house, we understand
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very well that immigration is essential
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for the growth of our economy and in
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order to strengthen our communities.
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Canadians want a solid, sustainable
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immigration system
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that would enable Canada and everyone
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who comes here to succeed.
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And on this side of the house, we are
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working hard to improve the system and
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make Canada stronger. The honorable
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member for Luis Alawen.
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Mr. Speaker, I'd like to congratulate
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the minister on her French, but that's
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where my congratulations end.
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the situation we're facing right now.
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They are the architects of the problems
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in our immigration system. They have
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been the architects of this system for
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10 years. And even the king said in the
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throne speech that we need to bring
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balance back to the system. Now when we
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said that six months ago, everyone
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called us intolerant.
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As we speak, our housing, education, and
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health systems cannot meet our current
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immigration needs. How did the why did
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the Liberal government let this human
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tragedy persist? The honorable minister
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of government transformation.
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Mr. Speaker, it is true that we need a
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balanced immigration system. That is
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realistic about our capacity in Quebec
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and Canada. That is why we are gradually
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reducing immigration thresholds. We have
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also place restrictions on visas.
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But we have his colleague for Ashawa
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North which who has said that we need to
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completely scrap the temporary foreign
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workers program. Meanwhile,
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his constituents, my colleague's
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constituents are telling us that they
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need these temporary workers in order to
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keep our factories running throughout
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Quebec.
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