"In effect, the Conservatives have introduced another moratorium on parent and grandparent applications," said NDP critic for Citizenship and Immigration Lysane Blanchette-Lamothe (Pierrefonds-Dollard). "The strong interest from the thousands who applied before the cut-off shows how much Canadians value family reunification. This Conservative government is making Canadians wait before they can even apply – while a huge backlog remains."
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Liberals must come clean about vetting process
NDP Critic for Canadian Heritage Peter Julian issued the following statement:
"It has come to our attention that a consultant for a federally funded anti-racism project has a disturbing track record of spewing hate speech online against Jewish and francophone communities. This is completely unacceptable. We call on the Minister of Heritage to take drastic action and terminate his contract.