Among his many recognitions Mr. Bevilacqua also received a prestigious award entitled, "Premio Italia nel Mondo," which is given by the Italian Government to individuals of Italian heritage who have served as outstanding role models within the international community. Bevilacqua for his contribution to improving labour-management relations. Bevilacqua was born in Sulmona, Italy on June 1, Bevilacqua and his wife Elena have two children: Jean-Paul and Victoria.
Between and , the foreign born population increased by It is higher than the U. The census also estimates that 1,, recent immigrants arrived in Canada between January 1, and May 16, These newcomers make up I say this to paint a picture of the new Canada that is emerging and the resources that will be required by this government and future governments to address the key issue of immigration and immigrant settlements.
Bill C resembled it very much and so does Bill C This bill would allow Canadian citizens and permanent residents to sponsor once in a lifetime a relative who is not a member of the family class.
It defines a relative as a brother or sister, aunt or uncle, niece or nephew, first cousin or child who is 22 years of age or older and is not dependent on sponsors. It mirrors some of the provisions which already exist in the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act regulations to process relatives who do not normally fall under the family class.
The bill essentially could create an exponential influx of immigration applications that could result in delays in processing priority members of the family class that are spouses, partners and dependent children. That could happen. It would also further increase processing times for other members of family class, such as parents and grandparents. Good intentions also have to be followed with proper analysis of numbers and resources that are available.
After today's question period, it was pretty clear that the present government does not have enough resources to address the present issues that our immigration system faces. It simply does not make sense at this point in time, unless we are willing to engage in a broader review of the immigration system in Canada with brand new goals and of course greater resources, to look at this particular bill.
We already have a backlog of , applications. That is stretching the present resources of the government. I am one of those who has said, as I asked today in question period, that in fact the proper resources need to be made available so that we can reduce the backlog to have an effective and efficient immigration system. A system where we are going to require, as a nation that is an aging society, to really tap for the future not only the obvious social and cultural benefits drawn from immigration.
I believe that immigration is an economic imperative as we look at the competition that exists for skilled workers and labour force of the future. The hon. My sense is that she actually has not and that in fact this would inflate the demand for applications abroad as well.
This, of course, would result in larger processing inventories for family cases when demand in family class has already exceeded government resources.
This would hamper, also, the efforts to process priority family members, such as spouses, common-law partners, conjugal partners and dependent children, as quickly as possible. It would also add pressure to the processing of other family class applicants.
So, these bills cannot be just introduced ad hoc. The immigration system is a bit more complicated than perhaps the hon. We need to look at it and balance the various needs. It is clear, and it has been pointed out already by the parliamentary secretary, that in fact there are provisions that allow people obviously to come to Canada, that is how they get here, and this bill essentially would stress the already stressed resources of the immigration department at home as well as abroad.
Finally, I want to say to the hon. It is a question that, once it has failed, we need to, as members of Parliament presenting private members' bill, present new evidence that in fact things can work better. With a government that is not willing to provide greater resources to immigration, that is going to be difficult. However, I am one of those individuals who think that, given the challenges that we face as a country, as I said earlier, an aging population, skills shortages and reunification of families, we need to look at immigration in a broader scope.
We need to redefine exactly what our targets are and redefine what it is that the government is willing to invest in immigration. Is the present government willing to make it a priority? Because, quite frankly, what I have seen to date in the short time that I have been immigration critic is a government that has not made immigration a priority, although every indicator, social, cultural and economic, points to the fact that the future of our country largely depends on our ability to attract immigrants.
I hope that the Prime Minister , as well as cabinet, begins to really realize that immigration in this country should not be an afterthought. Immigration is a key issue. It speaks to the future of our country and it should be taken more seriously by the Conservative government. Citizenship and Immigration December 12th, The minister in committee said that she requires more funding to fix the system. In an era of surpluses, why does the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration have to make excuses for the government's unwillingness to make immigration a priority?
Manufacturing Industry November 28th, Speaker, I am quite aware of the disadvantage that workers and businesses in the manufacturing sectors have obtained as a result of the Conservative government. All over the country people are losing their jobs and it is not right to keep repeating that employment rates are high when, in the manufacturing sector, they are falling.
It is not right to declare that the government is achieving positive results when more plants will be closing and more jobs will be lost. Is the minister telling Canadian workers, businesses and families that they should give up Speaker, by now the government should have realized that Canada is facing a manufacturing crisis.
As a result, thousands of jobs have been lost as countless plants have been forced to close their doors and yet the government does not seem to care about the impact this is having on Canadian workers, businesses and families in communities and regions throughout our country.
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