联邦自由党万锦康山选取候选人麦家廉近日表示，根据加拿大统计局的最新数据显示，由哈珀执政下的联邦保守党大幅度削减移民人数，截止到2015年6月，被准许移民人数被削减10成以上。
麦家廉表示，这些数字直接的反映出哈珀保守党糟糕的移民政策管理，自从将家庭团聚移民人数改变为每年5,000个名额之后，哈珀强调对于此项移民人数的限制是为了促进其他类别移民人数的增加。然而事实表明，联邦保守党没有给移民计划，而是让无数的加拿大人无止境的等待，难以同父母、兄弟姐妹以及孩子团聚。
就在上周五，联邦自由党党魁小杜鲁道宣布，联邦自由党将家庭团聚类别作为移民政策的核心。此外，联邦自由党将增加近一倍审批家庭团聚类移民的拨款预算，目前此项移民的审批时间超过6年时间。联邦自由党的计划是帮助家庭团聚，帮助经济增长。
麦家廉表示，哈珀保守党的计划让加拿大人失望，只有自由党拥有团聚家庭的计划，并建立一个能够让每个人都拥有真正、公平竞争以致成功的环境。麦家廉表示，“通过做出有必要的投资计划，增加家庭团聚人数，我们将创造一个对于加拿大人而言，更好，更公平的移民计划。”
New numbers show how poorly the Conservatives have managed the immigration system
Recently, John McCallum, Liberal candidate for Markham—Thornhill, addressed the shocking decline in the number of people immigrating to Canada. New numbers released by Statistics Canada show that the Harper Conservatives cut the number of Canadians immigrating to Canada by over ten percent for the year ending June 2015.
“These numbers show just how poorly the Harper Conservatives have managed the immigration file,” said Mr. McCallum. “After reducing the number of family reunification applications to just 5,000 a year, Mr. Harper claimed that this reduction would be offset by growth in other types of immigration. It is clear now that the Conservatives have no plan for immigration, leaving countless Canadians waiting to be reunited with their parents, siblings and children.”
On Friday, the Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, Justin Trudeau, announced that a Liberal government will have family reunification at the very core of its immigration policy. In addition, a Liberal government will nearly double the budget for processing family class applications, a process that now takes over six years for parents and grandparents. Our plan will help reunite families and help grow the economy.
“The Harper Conservatives’ plan has failed Canadians,” said Mr. McCallum. “Only the Liberal Party has a plan to reunite families and build a country where everyone has a real and fair chance to succeed. By making the necessary investments, and by doubling the number of family reunification applications, we will create a better and fairer system for all Canadians.”
