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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
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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.
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As I said, this petition
bears close to 10,000 signatures.
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