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Refugees
Mrs.
Marlene Jennings (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine, Lib.): Mr. Speaker, there
are nearly 10,000 signatures on this petition, which reads as follows:
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We, the undersigned residents
of Canada, beg to draw the House's attention to the following:
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Whereas
the situation in Palestine and in the Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon
presents a real danger to the lives of those in these camps or returning to
them; |
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Whereas
Canada is a signatory to the convention relating to the status of refugees and
thus has international obligations to protect refugee claimants; |
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Whereas
numerous refugee claimants of Palestinian origin have applied for refugee status
in Canada; |
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Whereas
a number of refugee claimants turned down by the Immigration and Refugee Board
will be returned to refugee camps in Lebanon or Palestine, barring a decision to
the contrary by the authorities; and |
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Whereas
three refugee claimants of Palestinian origin, namely Nabi Ayoub, Therese Boulos
Haddad and Khalil Ayoub, are at present taking refuge in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
church in Montreal in order to avoid deportation; |
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Therefore, your petitioners
call upon Parliament to intervene with the appropriate authorities to ensure
that the three refugee claimants in question are awarded permanent resident
status on humanitarian grounds, and that the removal orders for the other
refugee claimants of Palestinian origin are suspended and their cases
re-examined by the appropriate authorities. |
As I said, this petition bears close
to 10,000 signatures.
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