Federal conservatives say that the liberal government clearly explains whether the controversial Irish hip-hop group Kneecap It is excluded from entry to Canada or not as questions that swirl about the case.
Liberal MP Vince GasparroThe parliamentary secretary for the fight against crime announced almost two weeks ago “in the name of the Canadian government” that the members of the band were not justified this month as a concerts proposed for entry.
Still The group says they still had no official announcement about it Excludes or a rejection of your electronic travel rectification that Irish citizens demand to enter Canada and which the group says you have received it.
Gasparro and other cabinet officers have refused in the days since the announcement that they have been guaranteed to ensure clarity.
“He either lied or he has no idea how it works,” said conservative deputy leader Melissa Lantsman in an interview with Global News. “And it is difficult for me to believe that he has no idea how it works.”
Lantsman suggested that conservative support an investigation in whether the announcement of Gasparro was made without the knowledge of other government departments, including the office of the Prime Minister and immigration, refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).
“We have a parliamentary secretary who in turn does not know what is happening in his own government or has clearly lied,” she said. “I would suspect that they would be criticized at any other job. And in this case they would no longer be a parliamentary secretary.
“We would certainly like to know whether the parliamentary secretary has lied to the Canadian. This is part of our work as an opposition: not only to oppose the government where it makes sense … but also what they do not tell us.”
In his video termination on September 19, Gasparro cited an indictment against terrorism in Great Britain against the knee captain Liam óg ó Hannaaid as the reason for the rejection of entry to Canada. A British judge thrown away the criminal proceedings last Friday, but Gasparro did not say whether the apparent entry ban remains.
A spokesman for Gasparros office said he had “no further comment” in an e -mail on Wednesday and asked questions to IRCC after a similar comment on Friday.
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Minister of Immigration Lena Diab did not stop answering questions from reporters in Kniencaps case when he started the Liberal Caucus meeting in Ottawa on Wednesday.
An IRCC spokesman announced Global News on Monday that for data protection reasons, it could not comment on KNECAPS specific case and did not confirm whether a formal entry ban was set up or whether one remains.
The department of the department states that applicants for electronic travel statements “are informed about the e -mails provided in their applications about the Visa status”.
This line was recorded by a spokesman for the DIAB office for the official news of the Department of Kniencaps Fall, as Global News found out on Monday after an internal e -mail Exchange.
When asked on Wednesday by Global News, when the members of Kniecap or his team have heard about their entry status about Gasparros announcement, band manager Daniel Lambert replied in an e -mail: “Not one thing”.
In a social media message that reacts to the video of Gasparro, Knecap said that its members have already been issued for electronic journey.
“It would be nice to hear from the government about her position,” said Lantsman. “It is clear that they are not coordinated and have no answer.”
The prime minister’s office did not answer questions about the immigration of Gasparro or Knieskap.
A spokesman for the Public Safety Minister Gary’s office declined to comment on Monday when he was asked by Global News whether Gasparro was consulted with the minister before his announcement, and also asked questions to the IRCC.
Lantman said the confusion had undermined the commitment of the liberals to combat anti -Semitism and hate speeches.
The Center for Israel and Jewish Affairs and Jewish advocacy B’Nai Brith Canada, which was supported by the ban, praised the government for the announcement of Gasparro.
“Conservatives were crystal clear in our position on anti -Semitism, and the liberals clearly don’t have it,” said Lantsman. “We have maintained a strong attitude, including the rejection (from kneecap), to penetrate the country, and we ask where the liberals like.”
Knecap has accused critics of trying to satisfy the band because they support the Palestinian cause in the destruction of the Gaza Strip by the Israeli military by the Israeli military.
The British terrorist information, which was rejected after a British court was laid too late, came after the authorities had won a flag of the Hezbollische Group of the Lebanese militant group Hisbollah last year during a London concert.
The Hisbollah is a listed terrorist organization in Great Britain and Canada.
The band says that it does not support Hisbollah and Hamas or tolerates violence.
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