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{
"time": "2026-02-24 14:25:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Right Hon. Mark Carney",
"fr": "Le tr\u00e8s hon. Mark Carney"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"9179642\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, I just got here. The Leader of the Opposition has been here his entire career, with one exception.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9179643\" data-originallang=\"en\">During the time that Canada's new government has been here, we have reduced asylum seekers by one-third. We have reduced temporary foreign workers by 50%. We have reduced new students by 60%. We are putting in place, and this is in front of the House in Bill <a data-HoCid=\"13632609\" href=\"/bills/45-1/C-12/\" title=\"An Act respecting certain measures relating to the security of Canada's borders and the integrity of the Canadian immigration system and respecting other related security measures\">C-12</a> and Bill <a data-HoCid=\"13543613\" href=\"/bills/45-1/C-2/\" title=\"An Act respecting certain measures relating to the security of the border between Canada and the United States and respecting other related security measures\">C-2</a>, an ability to end the abuse of the asylum system. We look for their support.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"9179642\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, je viens d'arriver. Le chef de l'opposition est ici depuis le d\u00e9but de sa carri\u00e8re, sauf une exception.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9179643\" data-originallang=\"en\">Depuis l'arriv\u00e9e au pouvoir du nouveau gouvernement du Canada, nous avons r\u00e9duit du tiers le nombre de demandeurs d'asile. Nous avons r\u00e9duit de 50 % le nombre de travailleurs \u00e9trangers temporaires. Nous avons r\u00e9duit de 60 % le nombre de nouveaux \u00e9tudiants. Dans les projets de loi <a data-HoCid=\"13632609\" href=\"/bills/45-1/C-12/\" title=\"An Act respecting certain measures relating to the security of Canada's borders and the integrity of the Canadian immigration system and respecting other related security measures\">C\u201112</a> et <a data-HoCid=\"13543613\" href=\"/bills/45-1/C-2/\" title=\"An Act respecting certain measures relating to the security of the border between Canada and the United States and respecting other related security measures\">C\u20112</a> dont la Chambre est saisie, nous mettons en place les mesures requises pour mettre fin \u00e0 l'abus du syst\u00e8me d'asile. Nous comptons sur l'appui des conservateurs.</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2026/2/24/mark-carney-6/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/mark-carney/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4761/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "13371775",
"h1": {
"en": "Oral Questions",
"fr": "Questions orales"
},
"h2": {
"en": "Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship",
"fr": "L'immigration, les r\u00e9fugi\u00e9s et la citoyennet\u00e9"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2026/2/24/",
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}
}