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Monday, December 12, 2022 · sitting No. 146
Commons debates bill to tighten sanctions on Iran
The House devoted most of the sitting to second reading of Bill S-8, which would amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act to bar entry to individuals subject to sanctions for human rights violations. Minister Marco Mendicino told members the legislation would close loopholes that allow sanctioned persons to seek entry or delay removal.
Conservative MP Glen Motz pressed the minister on the nine-month delay in bringing the bill forward after Senate passage. Mendicino replied that the government had already acted through existing sanctions and urged all parties to vote for the measure to send it to committee.
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