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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