Karygiannis outraged at Kenney's language
remarks
OTTAWA - The Honourable Jim Karygiannis, Member of Parliament for Scarborough-Agincourt, expressed outrage at remarks made by Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, Jason Kenney, indicating that he wants to see new regulations to ensure anyone who is a citizen can speak either English or French.
"Immigrants come to Canada looking for a better life. They arrive, get a job, work hard, save their money and they bring their husband/wife, children and parents to share their new life in Canada." said Mr. Karygiannis. "Most new immigrants to Canada come from places where education is a luxury. If they have problems reading and writing in their native tongue, how are they going to become fluent in English or French?"
Minister Kenney has recently gone on record indicating "that people who move to Canada 'need to exercise freedom of expression responsibly'." and that his department would be reviewing all its public service grants to remove state support from groups that advocate hatred. The new regulations with respect to language proficiency will disadvantage the spouses and parents of new Canadians.
"Kenney is wrapping his words in cotton-batten, but they express intolerance and show a bias toward immigrants coming from first world countries." Mr. Karygiannis stated. "Kenney is resurrecting the old Reform mantra that Canada needs to turn back the clock to the 1950's. While his remarks appear innocuous, they express the worst kind of hatred. The Prime Minister must fire this Minister and ask him to leave their Caucus."
