Palestinian
Refugees
Ms.
Madeleine Dalphond-Guiral (Laval Centre, BQ): Mr. Speaker, some 100
Palestinians whose requests for asylum have been turned down will soon be
deported to refugee camps in Lebanon.
The
fact that Canada does not recognize the validity of the claims made by these
people who have lived for many years in refugee camps is an insult to logic.
Since
there is no country they can consider their own and since their return to
refugee camps may well, it appears, put their lives in danger, can the minister
tell the House if he intends to intervene in this matter by immediately
suspending the deportation process that has already begun?
Hon.
Allan Rock (Minister of Industry, Lib.): Mr. Speaker, the minister is fully
aware of the situation. Naturally, he will act in a humanitarian fashion. He is
always prepared to act according to Canadian legal principles.
Ms.
Madeleine Dalphond-Guiral (Laval Centre, BQ): Mr. Speaker, Ahmad Abdel-Majeed,
a Palestinian refugee who was held in Laval for several days, was deported
yesterday and is now imprisoned in the United States. It is high time something
was done.
It
is urgent that this government suspend the many deportation orders and put into
place a fair and equitable procedure for the Palestinian refugees. When will
something be done?
Hon.
Allan Rock (Minister of Industry, Lib.): Mr. Speaker, I want to reassure the
hon. member and the House. The minister will act, as always, in a fair and
equitable way, not only according to Canadian law but also according to
humanitarian principles
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