Sandra Cobena
Newmarket—Aurora, Ontario · Conservative · Canada
“Mr. Speaker, 100 years is a century of memories, service and stories. In Newmarket—Aurora, we are preparing to celebrate a very special milestone as our friend and local Second World War veteran Mr. Jeffrey Reynolds turns 100 years old on June 29.”
“Turning 100 years old is an extraordinary achievement, but it also carries even greater meaning when that life was dedicated to serving others before it had fully begun. I ask all members of the House to join me in wishing Jeffrey Reynolds a very happy 100th birthday.”
“They felt that they were the passengers, because the government was driving them into incredible amounts of debt that they would eventually inherit.”
“I heard from a small business owner on Davis Drive who is watching her customer base shrink because people simply do not have money left over at the end of the month. I heard from a senior on a fixed income who never thought he would have to choose between his bills and groceries.”
“However, the government members stand here and ask Canadians to trust them with the national finances, with a 1% chance of keeping their own promises. Let us not forget they revised this fiscal anchor after they already failed to meet their last one. I should mention I am splitting my time.”
“Even Mexico, which also shares a border with the U.S. and has been significantly impacted by tariffs, has managed to steer clear of a recession. When we are the only country in the world's 20 largest economies to be in a recession, that is a local policy problem.”
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“Mr. Speaker, I will be splitting my time with my neighbour the MP for the soup and salad bowl of Canada. Canadians elected the Prime Minister because they believed that, maybe, his experience meant steadiness in uncertain times. They believed that perhaps, finally, someone would treat the nation's finances with care. This budget is a breach of that trust. It is a promise written with red ink in stone, a pledge of debt that my generation and my children's generation will be forced to honour long after the current Liberal government is gone. It doubles the deficit of the Trudeau years. It exceeds the red ink spilled during the global financial crisis and leaves Canadians with nothing resembling a plan for balanced growth. It is spending without restraint, strategy or an honest accounting of how the debt will ever be serviced.”
“Mr. Speaker, the Liberals have been saying those same words for over a decade, but life has only gotten harder. They call it an investment, but it is not. It is a mortgage on our youth's future. A 19-year-old girl from Halifax was on national news saying she cannot afford groceries and she cannot find work. That is the reality behind their so-called investments. Youth unemployment is at 15%, not because young people have given up but because the Liberal government has given up on them. Will the Prime Minister stop asking young Canadians to sacrifice even more and deliver an affordable budget for an affordable life?”
“Mr. Speaker, young Canadians are asking a simple question: What is left for them to sacrifice after a decade of failed Liberal policies? They are saying they cannot find a job, they are delaying starting a family, they cannot buy a home and they are living in their parents' basement. What is left to sacrifice? What is the Liberal government's response? It is going to mortgage their future with more generational debt. Will the Prime Minister stop breaking his promises, rein in his reckless spending and finally deliver an affordable budget that gives young Canadians a fighting chance at an affordable life?”
“Canadians deserve a government that manages its finances, not one that manipulates them. The petitioners conclude by noting that a change in definition does not improve our economic condition. A government that cannot live within its means will never make life affordable for people who need to live within theirs. I thank these citizens for bringing this critical issue before the House of Commons at a critical time, and I hope the government will stop manipulating the budget to serve its own political agenda.”
“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to present a petition on behalf of Canadians who are deeply concerned about the government's manipulation of our national books. These citizens are calling on the government to restore integrity and transparency in fiscal reporting and to stop redefining what counts as capital investment simply to make the deficit look smaller. The petitioners note that under this new definition, even subsidies, tax breaks and corporate handouts are being rebranded as investments, despite building nothing that the Canadian government owns. Furthermore, the petitioners observe that it is always risky for an entity to change its accounting definitions, let alone when deficits are ballooning, economic conditions are deteriorating and fiscal anchors are being abandoned.”
“When will the Prime Minister stop punishing Canadians, reverse inflationary deficits and remove hidden taxes on groceries, fertilizer and farm equipment so that food prices can finally come down?”
“Mr. Speaker, there have been 2.2 million visits to Canada's food banks in a single month, and one in three of those walking through the doors is a child. That is over 700,000 little ones in a single month. Too many Canadian families cannot afford to feed themselves, and what do the Liberals say? They ask why parents should feed their children when the government can do it for them, as if dependence on the government were compassion. Conservatives believe in a Canada where every parent can afford a safe home and good food for their family, but the Prime Minister stubbornly doubles down on the same inflationary policies that drove food prices through the roof. Every dollar the Liberal government overspends comes from Canadians and drives the price of everything up, including food.”
“Mr. Speaker, the deficit is doubling. The Liberals are changing definitions so they can manipulate the results and confuse Canadians. They are not spending less. Our youth are living with the fallout of failed policies. They cannot afford a home, and they are searching for jobs that no longer exist, while the Liberal government mortgages their future. When will the government open its eyes to the struggles of young Canadians and deliver a responsible budget that does not burden them with generational debt?”
“Mr. Speaker, youth unemployment is nearing half a million people. That is the worst in 25 years, and that is the price that young Canadians are paying after 10 long years of Liberal failure. They have already sacrificed owning a home and starting a family. Food prices have skyrocketed. Housing starts in Toronto have fallen to a 30-year low. Nonetheless, the Prime Minister stood before a room of students and told them to make even more sacrifices. He is blind to the realities facing young Canadians, stubbornly pushing the same failed policies. When will the Liberals finally rein in their reckless spending so young Canadians can afford to dream again?”
“Mr. Speaker, we hear from the Liberal government that it takes fentanyl so seriously that it is willing go as far as looking into people's mail and violating their privacy, yet under the bill, there would be no mandatory prison time for fentanyl traffickers. I would love for my colleague to please comment on that.”
“Mr. Speaker, yesterday the Prime Minister told a roomful of students that they were going to have to make sacrifices, but after 10 long years of failed Liberal policies, they already have sacrificed their dream of owning a home and sacrificed their dream of starting a family, because they cannot afford it. They have watched food prices skyrocket, and housing starts in Toronto are at a 30-year low. Canada has everything it needs to thrive, but it is failing because of the Liberals' policies. Will the Liberals stop breaking their promises and get their spending under control so young Canadians can finally afford to dream?”
“Mr. Speaker, a business that fails to meet its service standards 95% of the time would go bankrupt, but under the Liberal government, that is the standard of the CRA. Its answer is to throw more money at the problem. Costs are up 70%, but still, 8.6 million calls are still being deflected, and 83% of the answers to individual tax questions are wrong. Even the CRA chatbot got questions wrong two-thirds of the time. It is hopeless. If the Liberal government cannot even manage its own revenue agency, how can Canadians trust it to ever balance the budget?”
“Mr. Speaker, October is Latin American Heritage Month, a time to celebrate the contributions of over one million Canadians of Hispanic and Latino heritage. When we think of Latin America, we think of flavour and music: food like tacos or a soup that warms the soul on a cold Canadian winter, or music that makes us dance before we even realize it. At Fiesta in the 6ix, hundreds gathered to celebrate those values, a reminder that our stories, though diverse, are bound by hope and love for this country that gave us a home and a future. Gabriel Garcia Marquez once wrote that people do not stop pursuing dreams because they grow old but that they grow old because they stop pursuing dreams. The journey might not be easy, but it is worth it. Keep dreaming. Keep building. Keep contributing in every field to this beautiful country we now call home.”
“Mr. Speaker, I would like to ask the member to give us his thoughts on the Liberal government pretending to get tough on fentanyl traffickers, yet there are no mandatory minimums in this bill. Can the member speak to that?”
“Mr. Speaker, my heart goes out to the hon. member and her family members for the loss of a family member. In my riding, I am receiving calls from constituents in Newmarket who are worried about the safe injection sites that are close to schools and day cares, as they often have to go into lockdown because somebody has come onto the property. I wonder if the member could expand on that and give her thoughts on the Liberals' refusal to close injection sites close to day cares and schools.”
“Mr. Speaker, all I hear from across the aisle is arrogance and no desire to actually work together for a better future for Canadians. Fiscal responsibility is important. It has long-term consequences, but the Liberals seem to be laughing and think that it is a joke. On the topic of seniors, there is a senior in my riding who shared a story with me. He said that his father taught him to work hard and give it his all to achieve what he wanted in life. He gave it his all, and he is still struggling, and those are the consequences of the failed policies of the Liberal government.”
“Mr. Speaker, that is one of my main concerns. I truly wish that the government would be honest and would focus on balancing the budget and reining in spending so that we can actually have a future for our children. We cannot spend our way to affordability. We cannot continue to spend and spend and pretend there are no consequences. There are consequences. It is generational debt. It is generational betrayal, as I said. That is mortgaging our children's future, and the government does not seem to be concerned about this at all. That is irresponsible.”
“Mr. Speaker, I would like to remind the member that the Parliamentary Budget Officer is non-partisan. He is independent, and he himself has said that the government's finances are very alarming, that they are “unsustainable”, “stupefying” and “shocking”. In the financial sector, the integrity of financial statements is crucial. If we start to change the definitions of what “expenses” are, that is a problem. An expense is an expense. An expense does not become an asset. When we start to change the timing of financial statements, there is no transparency because we cannot compare them to prior years and we cannot compare them to benchmarks of the past. That is the problem.”
“We can restore the promise of this beautiful country, but only if we have the courage to face the truth. Instead, we have a Prime Minister focused on manipulating the budget to hide the extent of his reckless spending from Canadians. It is time to stop the illusion that Ottawa can spend its way to prosperity. It is past time to bring truth, discipline and integrity back to our public finances. It is what our children and their children deserve from us.”
“Let us be honest: A government that cannot live within its means will never make life affordable for those who must live within theirs. This week, Canadians watched as the Prime Minister visited President Trump and promised $1 trillion of investment flowing from Canada to the U.S. We in Canada need a counterweight to bring investment to Canada, and the Prime Minister's lack of action has failed to deliver. Canada needs decisive leadership now. We need our natural resource sector opened; our housing sector unleashed from taxes, excessive development charges and permit delays; our domestic capital reinvested here at home, not in the U.S.; and a Canada where investors see stability, opportunity and transparency. Canada can be strong. We can restore discipline. We can restore trust.”
“They tell us that a generation is losing faith, not in their abilities but in their government and in their future. I would like the share a special message I received last night from a young woman. She said she tried to do everything right: get married, have a family, go to school and get a career. Her husband makes six figures, and once upon a time, that was a dream. They are now unable to afford the house they desperately need for their young family. She said she knows life gives us curveballs, but she did not think her own government would be her undoing. Every dollar that leaves this country means lower wages and fewer jobs for Canadian workers. Every dollar the government spends comes straight from the pockets of those same workers, with families already stretched to the limit.”
“(1255) Capital is leaving because confidence in the Prime Minister has left. Businesses will not invest in a government that punishes success and calls it fairness. Businesses will not invest when projects can be held in regulatory purgatory. They will not build under a government that spends without restraint and calls it compassion. The job losses, unemployment, food bank use and investment withdrawal numbers are not Conservative numbers, Liberal numbers, NDP numbers or Bloc numbers. They are reality, and reality has a way of catching up. They tell us that a young couple in Aurora, Ontario, working five jobs between them, still cannot afford to start a family. They tell us that small business owners, once the backbone of our economy, are shutting their doors because they simply cannot keep up.”
“However, after a decade of their investment, investment per worker has fallen by 10.8%. Their deficits have fuelled inflation, driven up interest rates and left Canada with the worst economic growth per capita in the G7. Now the Prime Minister is continuing with the same mistakes and producing the same failures. The Prime Minister likes to talk about the private sector. Let us be clear. It is the private sector that is condemning his ideology, not with words but with actions: 86,000 job losses, the second-highest unemployment rate in the G7 and $54 billion of investment fleeing this country. It is saying no to reckless spending. It is saying no to a lack of transparency. It is saying no to excessive regulation and a government that is obsessed with punishing success.”
“Canadians deserve honesty and transparency. They deserve a government that manages the nation's finances, not manipulates them. While the Liberals manipulate the way they will present the budget, the deficit is set to balloon to $68.5 billion. This debt will be carried by my generation and by my children’s generation. It is generational debt. It is generational betrayal. A mortgage placed on the future of our children is a failure of duty. Let us stop pretending the numbers do not matter. We cannot spend our way to affordability. We cannot manipulate the books and pretend our performance has improved. We cannot betray future generations by burying them beneath mountains of debt and calling it investment. For 10 years, the Liberals promised that deficit spending would fuel growth.”
“Instead of restoring discipline, the government is rewriting the rules and stretching the definition of capital investment so far that even subsidies, tax breaks and housing incentives are being rebranded as capital formation. What a joke. These are accounting tricks, a deliberate attempt to make the books look better than they are. More blatantly, the government knows it has lost control of Canada’s finances and is now redefining capital investment as a communications strategy to confuse Canadians. The independent Parliamentary Budget Officer described this change as “overly expansive and exceeds international practice such as that adopted by the United Kingdom.” When a government starts changing definitions to hide the scale of its recklessness, it erodes the trust that underpins every dollar of public spending.”
“Mr. Speaker, if I were to describe an entity that changes its fiscal reporting midway through the year, alters the financial metrics by which it judges itself, repeatedly misses every fiscal anchor it sets, racks up unsustainable debt and refuses to provide transparent answers to basic financial questions, one might assume that I was describing a corporation on the brink of collapse. However, those are the defining characteristics of the government. This would never be acceptable in the private sector, and it should have no place in our government. Year after year, the national debt keeps climbing. Interest payments now exceed what we transfer to provinces for health care. The deficit, once promised by the Liberal government to be modest and temporary, has now doubled.”
“Madam Speaker, the Parliamentary Budget Officer called our finances “very alarming”, “shocking” and “unsustainable”. He warned if we do not change, “something's going to break”, and it already has. Every dollar the Liberal Prime Minister spends is coming straight out of Canadians' pockets, wrecking our finances and driving up the cost of food. He said he would be judged by grocery prices. Well, Canadians are being crushed at the checkout. Will the Prime Minister end patting himself on the back and end his reckless spending that has doubled the deficit, or will he keep punishing families for his failed ideology?”
“Mr. Speaker, I hear it every day in the calls, the emails, the letters: We cannot afford food. The Daily Bread Food Bank expects four million people to visit, which is a lot of Canadians in despair. Today, the Parliamentary Budget Officer confirmed that the deficit will be double that of Justin Trudeau. That is the reckless spending that drives up inflation and increases the cost of everything we buy. The Prime Minister himself said that he would be judged by the price at the grocery store. Well, he has failed, completely and undeniably. When will the Liberal government stop emptying the wallets of Canadians to cover for their failures?”
“Mr. Speaker, after 10 years of the Liberal government, Canada's immigration system is broken. The Prime Minister promised he would be different, but nothing has changed. The only way to stop illegal border crossers from abusing our asylum system is to end the incentives that turn it into a back door for economic migration, yet the immigration minister has done literally nothing all summer. Therefore, I ask again, why has the Prime Minister put a minister who is totally out of her depth and making things worse on one of the most important files in cabinet?”
“To deny them charitable status would be to deny the countless Canadians who rely on these services. If the Liberal government is so desperate to find different ways to tax Canadians, this is the wrong place. Recognizing religious organizations and their tax-exempt status is not a privilege; it is an acknowledgement of the essential role they play in serving the common good.”
“Mr. Speaker, today, I would like to speak to recommendation 430 of the House of Commons finance committee's pre-budget report proposing removing the advancement of religion as a recognizable charitable purpose under the Income Tax Act. Religious organizations are more than just places of worship; they are pillars of civil society. Every day, they run programs, food banks, shelters, counselling services and services that governments alone could never provide. They mobilize volunteers, teach our children, comfort the elderly and create bonds of trust to hold together our beautiful communities. Studies have shown that people active in faith communities give more, volunteer more and strengthen the very social fabric that keeps our country resilient.”
“Conservatives reject that. We want a Canada where people stand tall, earn their success and can feel the pride in putting food on their—”
“Mr. Speaker, I received no answer to my question. How much will the deficit be? Let me remind the member that the Liberal government has been in power for the last 10 years. It is the reason why we have the statistics that we do. I also want to point out that the government, the Liberal government, likes to wrap itself in its social programs as if these slogans were solutions, as if these programs were actually solutions. The fact is that its reckless economic policies have left Canadians poorer. Families cannot afford a home. They cannot afford groceries. They cannot see a future for their children. Our economy is dead last in the G7, and what is the Liberals' answer? Their answer is to celebrate more dependence, more reliance on the state, as if the highest aspiration of a Canadian is to beg for government help.”
“In the spring, I asked the Minister of Jobs and Families whether the Liberals will finally table a budget and reduce spending. The answer was clear: no budget, no discipline and more broken promises. Canadians deserve the truth about the cost of the government's recklessness, because it is not the Prime Minister paying for broken promises; it is Canadian families. What is the deficit going to be this year? Will it be $70 billion, $80 billion or $100 billion? I will ask this again: Will the Liberals keep asking parents to pay for their broken promises?”
“The fact is, he gave it his all and is still unable to afford his house and his food. These are not isolated cases. They are the everyday reality of Canadians across this country, yet after years of warning, the Liberal government shrugs. It puts forward a 1% tax cut and calls it relief, while families sink deeper and deeper into debt and despair. Canadians are not asking for much. They are not asking for handouts. They are asking for a government that will hear their plea, restore affordability and give them back the hope of a future where work pays, where savings count and where they can stand on their own two feet. The Liberals spend, they smile and they strip families of their basic necessities with no fiscal anchor in sight.”
“Fresh and frozen beef is up 12%. Even infant formula is up 7%. However, the statistics do not tell the full story. This summer, I sent a survey to my constituents in Newmarket—Aurora. I received hundreds of answers, and the answers broke my heart. Here are some of them. A young family told me they were a household with a combined income of six figures working long hours and were still struggling with affordability. Another family said the cost of living had gone too high and that their mortgage was three times higher. A senior wrote that they have to keep working because their pension and old age security are not enough to cover bills. There was another senior who shared an anecdote with me. He said when he was little, his father taught him to work very hard and to give it his all so he could achieve what he wanted.”
“Mr. Speaker, the Liberals' inflation is the slow undoing of a family's dignity, yet the government keeps driving the deficit higher with reckless inflationary spending that is even worse than Trudeau's. We already know, based on last year's economic statement, that the deficit was $62 billion. Now, unfortunately, Canadians are bracing for something even larger. What do the Liberals tell us? They tell us not to worry; they are investments. As a banking professional, I find that insulting. They can dress it up as operating versus capital, but that does not change the reality of the bank statement of a single mother. Groceries have doubled and rent has doubled, and she has to decide whether she feeds her children or pays her rent. We know the statistics. Food inflation is now running 70% above target. Coffee is up 28%.”
“Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister promised more jobs, but the only thing that is booming is unemployment. EI use among women aged 25 to 54 is up 12% in just one month, and overall, EI claims are up nearly 13% year over year. It is yet another Liberal broken promise. In Newmarket, I met a mother. She cannot find a stable job. She worries about feeding her three kids and paying her rent, and that worry follows her every hour of the day. When will the Liberal government face the damage it has done and apologize to Canadian women for the hardship its policies have caused?”
“Mr. Speaker, I would have the same question for the Liberal government, which has failed to deliver real bail reform. I am glad that Conservatives have talked tough on crime. We have a member who is working on bail reform. I am very much looking forward to that, and I have been sharing that with people in my riding. I can tell members that they want a serious government to tackle violent crime.”
“Mr. Speaker, I spent 15 years in the financial sector, and I can say with full confidence that criminals will move way faster than the government can ever move, and what will be left over is ordinary, law-abiding Canadians with their civil liberties violated and a government that can go into anyone's mail without a warrant, just a will, and violate people's privacy. I do not support that.”
“Mr. Speaker, I agree with my colleague. I do not understand how government members can stand time and time again, applaud after their failures and say that they are actually trying to save Canadians from themselves. I do want to mention that I knocked on thousands of doors in Newmarket—Aurora and heard the concerns of my constituents, which are around violent crime. If I were to go back to the mother who lost her child and say that we are finally back in session, for the 22nd day this entire year, and we are debating whether the government can search through her mail and whether it can control her cash, she would say, “Please listen to the people and their priorities. I am terrified in my own home. Clean up our streets.” Those are the priorities that Canadians have communicated.”
“Mr. Speaker, I very clearly laid out my concerns with the bill, predominantly around the violation of civil liberties for Canadians and government overreach and its desire for control. That is what we do not agree with. The reality is that criminals will adapt, and they will adapt quickly. They will change their methods. We have seen pigeons and drones. Left behind will be ordinary, law-abiding Canadians with their liberties violated. We will never support that.”
“Conservatives will support practical, effective measures that protect families, that support stronger borders, tougher penalties and real action against fentanyl, but we will not support a government that uses fear as a cover for overreach and that buries necessary policy inside sweeping new powers. Let us pass what unites us, let us set aside what divides us and let us spend the chamber's precious time on the things that Canadians are truly asking of us: safety, prosperity and freedom. That is where Conservatives will stand.”
“It has been independence. It has been a safeguard for seniors who do not bank online; for small businesses that still trade hand to hand, predominantly in the retail sector; and for families who rely on it in times of emergency. The Liberal government once froze Canadians' bank accounts. Now it moves to limit the cash in their pockets. That is not financial modernization; that is control. Cash is not the problem; criminals are. Canadians deserve to know why a government that cannot control its spending is so eager to control how Canadians spend. Canadians deserve a Parliament that deals with real concerns: safe streets, affordable living and stable jobs, while preserving the liberties that define us.”
“We have already seen cases of pigeons delivering drugs in B.C., and we know that the use of drones is rapidly growing. Criminals will find other ways, and what will be left behind? It will be ordinary Canadians with their liberties, civil liberties, stripped away, and their private letters, their ballots, their most personal information left open to the government's eyes, not through due process, not with a warrant but with a will. (1700) That is not the Canada we know. That is not the Canada we should ever accept. The bill offers no real oversight, no safeguards and no consequences for abuse. Canadians know this: Once liberties are handed away, they are rarely returned. There is something else tucked inside the bill, quiet but troubling: restrictions on the use of cash. For generations, cash has been more than a currency.”
“The protection must come before the state acts, not after. The private information of Canadians sent through the mail should never be handed to the government without a warrant. That would be a clear breach of confidentiality. Let us think about what we entrust to the mail: mail-in ballots, confidential files and financial statements. Where is the line? Where is the respect for Canadians' civil liberties? When I hear of a government's screening mail, I do not think of a western democracy; I think of a place where the state controls and where people are afraid to speak their mind. That is not Canada, yet that is exactly what the bill proposes. The reality is that criminals are savvy. They adapt, they shift, they change and they will.”
“Gang-related homicide is up 75%. Extortion is up 357%. Auto theft is up 46%. Crimes against children are up 119%. Every percentage point is not a number; it is a person, a life upended, a family scarred. There are parts of the bill where we find common ground. We support tougher measures to combat fentanyl. We support expanding the sex offenders registry so police can prevent the most horrific crimes. We support stronger powers for law enforcement to stop predators and for the CBSA to stop money laundering and terrorist financing. These are urgent issues that could pass now, but the government went further. The Liberals bundled urgent, non-contentious issues with controversial ones that overreach. Section 8 of our charter is clear: Canadians are protected against unlawful search and seizure.”
“Instead, the Liberals rushed forward with a bill to let the state seize our mail without a warrant and to reach into our digital life unnecessarily and without oversight. However, when I walk the streets of Newmarket—Aurora, when I knock on doors, I do not hear calls for broader surveillance powers. I hear a mother in tears, telling me that she no longer feels safe in her own home. I read emails and take calls from neighbours who tell me, with desperation, that they no longer feel safe in their home, in their streets and in their country. Canadians are asking, “Can I feed my family? Will my children ever be able to afford a home? Are our streets safe?” That is what weighs on the people's hearts, and yet the government answers with an omnibus bill that ignores their pleas and fiddles with their freedoms. Violent crime is up 50%.”
“Mr. Speaker, in June, Canadians pleaded with the Liberal government to keep Parliament open and deliver real bail reform. Its members refused, and they went on vacation. While they were away, tragedy multiplied: A three-year-old girl was assaulted in her own bed, a boy was killed by a stray bullet as he slept in his mother's arms, a father was slain while defending his family and a grandmother was murdered for her car. Each story is a heartbreak. Each one is a question: Why was the Liberals' vacation more important than protecting Canadians from crime? Now Parliament is finally back. It is day two, and what does the government put first? It is not violent crime, not unemployment, not the cost of living and not housing affordability.”
“Mr. Speaker, this summer I sat with agencies in Newmarket and learned of the urgent need for mental health counselling, yet the funds are never enough. However, today we obtained new data that shows that the Liberals have increased funding for services like mental health counselling for a group that includes bogus asylum claimants by nearly 1200%. There are many Canadians who have paid taxes their whole life and cannot afford counselling services. Canadians are compassionate people, but why is the minister not stopping asylum system abuse?”