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{
"time": "2019-03-18 15:15:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Hon. Bill Blair (Minister of Border Security and Organized Crime Reduction, Lib.)",
"fr": "L\u2019hon. Bill Blair (ministre de la S\u00e9curit\u00e9 frontali\u00e8re et de la R\u00e9duction du crime organis\u00e9, Lib.)"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"5829684\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, let me be very clear that people who come to Canada seeking our protection are overwhelmingly families and children. When they enter the country, regardless of how they enter, if they make a claim for asylum, they are entitled under Canadian law to a fair hearing, due process and our protection until a determination of their eligibility is made. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5829685\" data-originallang=\"en\">We have been working very closely with our counterparts in the United States to ensure that the bilateral agreement that exists between us operates fairly and efficiently to encourage people to cross at regular points of entry to maintain the security and the integrity of our borders. We will continue with that important work.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"5829684\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, il est important de savoir que les personnes qui demandent la protection du Canada sont surtout des familles et des enfants. Lorsque ces personnes arrivent ici, ind\u00e9pendamment de la fa\u00e7on dont elles sont entr\u00e9es au pays, si elles demandent l'asile, la loi canadienne leur donne le droit \u00e0 une audience juste, aux garanties proc\u00e9durales et \u00e0 notre protection jusqu'\u00e0 ce qu'une d\u00e9cision soit rendue quant \u00e0 leur admissibilit\u00e9. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5829685\" data-originallang=\"en\">Nous travaillons en \u00e9troite collaboration avec nos homologues am\u00e9ricains pour veiller \u00e0 ce que l'accord bilat\u00e9ral qui existe entre les deux pays soit mis en oeuvre de mani\u00e8re \u00e9quitable et efficace pour encourager les gens \u00e0 passer aux points d'entr\u00e9e pr\u00e9vus afin de maintenir la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 et l'int\u00e9grit\u00e9 de nos fronti\u00e8res. Nous allons continuer cet important travail. </p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2019/3/18/bill-blair-2/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/bill-blair/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4346/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "10525470",
"h1": {
"en": "Oral Questions",
"fr": "Questions orales"
},
"h2": {
"en": "Border Security",
"fr": "La s\u00e9curit\u00e9 frontali\u00e8re"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2019/3/18/",
"related": {
"document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2019%2F3%2F18%2F"
}
}