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{
    "time": "2015-04-21 15:00:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mrs. Maria Mourani (Ahuntsic, Ind.)",
        "fr": "Mme Maria Mourani (Ahuntsic, Ind.)"
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"4058480\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Mr. Speaker, in December 2014, the government ended the moratorium on deporting some 3,000 citizens of Haiti and Zimbabwe, requiring them to obtain status by June 1, 2015.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4058481\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Despite the tireless work of refugee aid organizations, out of an estimated 1,500 cases, only about 400 have begun processing, and only 25 have been forwarded to federal authorities. This speaks to how cumbersome and complex the process is. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4058482\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Will the <a data-HoCid=\"194611\" href=\"/politicians/chris-alexander/\" title=\"Chris Alexander\">Minister of Citizenship and Immigration</a> give people an extra three months and simplify the permanent residence application processes?</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"4058480\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, en d\u00e9cembre 2014, le gouvernement levait le moratoire sur le renvoi d'environ 3 000 ressortissants d'Ha\u00efti et du Zimbabwe, exigeant la r\u00e9gularisation de leur statut d'ici le 1<sup>er</sup> juin 2015.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4058481\" data-originallang=\"fr\"> Malgr\u00e9 le travail acharn\u00e9 des organisations d'aide aux r\u00e9fugi\u00e9s, seulement environ 400 dossiers ont commenc\u00e9 \u00e0 \u00eatre trait\u00e9s et \u00e0 peine 25 ont \u00e9t\u00e9 transmis aux autorit\u00e9s f\u00e9d\u00e9rales, sur un total estim\u00e9 de 1 500. La lourdeur et la complexit\u00e9 du processus sont notamment mis en cause.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4058482\" data-originallang=\"fr\"> Est-ce que le <a data-HoCid=\"194611\" href=\"/politicians/chris-alexander/\" title=\"Chris Alexander\">ministre de l'Immigration</a> va prolonger la fin des mesures de trois mois et all\u00e9ger les proc\u00e9dures requises pour compl\u00e9ter les demandes de r\u00e9sidence permanente?</p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2015/4/21/maria-mourani-2/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/maria-mourani/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4159/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "8655213",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Oral Questions",
        "fr": "Questions Orales"
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Citizenship and Immigration",
        "fr": "La citoyennet\u00e9 et l'immigration"
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2015/4/21/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2015%2F4%2F21%2F"
    }
}