The media is reporting today that Citizenship and Immigration Canada (“CIC“) is unsure over whether individuals who received Temporary Resident Permits (“TRPs”) which were issued at the requests of Members of Parliament (“MPs”) ever left Canada. I have received a copy of the results of an Access to Information and Privacy Act request which shows the breakdown of TRPs issued by MP. (I am not publishing this document on my blog, however, if you want a copy feel free to e-mail me.)
The table below shows which MPs, presumably through their respective constituency offices, successfully requested TRPs since around January 2009. I have included only current sitting MPs. That I have done so means that any conclusions reached about partisanship in the granting of TRPs would be based on incomplete information. The reason that I am posting this is that it does show that MP requests for TRPs are frequently granted, and that constituents should not feel shy about approaching their MPs.
The list is:
Member of Parliament |
Riding |
Party |
Number |
Bob Deschert |
Mississauga—Erindale |
Conservative |
22 |
Wayne Martson |
Hamilton East—Stoney Creek |
NDP |
12 |
John Baird |
Ottawa West – Nepean |
Conservative |
10 |
Jason Kenney |
Calgary Southeast |
Conservative |
8 |
Nina Grewal |
Fleetwood – Port Kells |
Conservative |
8 |
Dean Del Mastro |
Peterborough |
Conservative |
7 |
Devinder Shory |
Calgary Northeast |
Conservative |
7 |
David Sweet |
Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale |
Conservative |
6 |
Andrew Scheer |
Regina—Qu’Appelle |
Conservative |
6 |
Tim Uppal |
Edmonton – Sherwood Park |
Conservative |
6 |
Rod Broinooge |
Winnipeg South |
Conservative |
5 |
Paul Calandra |
Oak Ridges—Markham |
Conservative |
5 |
Maurizio Bevilacqua |
Vaughan |
Liberal |
4 |
Lois Brown |
Newmarket – Aurora |
Conservative |
4 |
Patrick Brown |
Barrie |
Conservative |
4 |
Dennis Coderre |
Bourassa |
Liberal |
4 |
Don Davies |
Vancouver Kingsway |
NDP |
4 |
Randy Kamp |
Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission |
Conservative |
4 |
MikeLake |
Edmonton – Mill Woods – Beaumont |
Conservative |
4 |
Rob Nicholson |
Niagara Falls |
Conservative |
4 |
David Tilson |
Dufferin – Caledon |
Conservative |
4 |
Vic Toews |
Provencher |
Conservative |
4 |
Alice Wong |
Richmond |
Conservative |
4 |
Alex Atamanenko |
British Columbia Southern Interior |
NDP |
3 |
Peter Braid |
Kitchener – Waterloo |
Conservative |
3 |
Scott Brison |
Kings – Hants |
Liberal |
3 |
Tony Clement |
Parry Sound—Muskoka |
Conservative |
3 |
Libby Davies |
Vancouver East |
NDP |
3 |
Ken Dryden |
York Centre |
Liberal |
3 |
Rick Dystra |
St. Catherines |
Conservative |
3 |
Diane Finley |
Haldimand – Norfolk |
Conservative |
3 |
Marc Garneau |
Westmount—Ville-Marie |
Liberal |
3 |
Peter Goldring |
Edmonton East |
Conservative |
3 |
Randy Hoback |
Prince Albert |
Conservative |
3 |
Jim Karygiannis |
Scarborough—Agincourt |
Liberal |
3 |
John McCallum |
Markham—Unionville |
Liberal |
3 |
Bob Rae |
Toronto Centre |
Liberal |
3 |
James Rajotte |
Edmonton – Leduc |
Conservative |
3 |
Gary Schellenberger |
Perth – Willington |
Conservative |
3 |
Jinny Sims |
Newton – North Delta |
NDP |
3 |
David Anderson |
Cypress Hills—Grasslands |
Conservative |
2 |
Gerry Byrne |
Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte |
Liberal |
2 |
Bonnie Crombie |
Mississauga—Streetsville |
Liberal |
2 |
Earl Dreeshan |
Red Deer |
Conservative |
2 |
Ed Fast |
Abbotsford |
Conservative |
2 |
Royal Galipeau |
Ottawa—Orléans |
Conservative |
2 |
Ralph Goodale |
Wascana |
Liberal |
2 |
Bal Gosal |
Bramalea—Gore—Malton |
Conservative |
2 |
Darryl Kramp |
Prince Edward – Hastings |
Conservative |
2 |
James Lunney |
Nanaimo – Alberni |
Conservative |
2 |
David McGuinty |
Ottawa South |
Liberal |
2 |
Deepak Obhrai |
Calgary East |
Conservative |
2 |
Pierre Poilievre |
Nepean—Carleton |
Conservative |
2 |
Scott Reid |
Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington |
Conservative |
2 |
Lee Richardson |
Calgary Centre |
Conservative |
2 |
Andrew Saxton |
North Vancouver |
Conservative |
2 |
Kyle Seeback |
Brampton West |
Conservative |
2 |
Dave VanKestere |
Chatham-Kent—Essex |
Conservative |
2 |
Frank Veleriote |
Guelph |
Liberal |
2 |
Mike Wallace |
Burlington |
Conservative |
2 |
Mark Warawa |
Langley |
Conservative |
2 |
John Weston |
West Vancouver- SunshineCoast – Sea to Sky Country |
Conservative |
2 |
Stephen Woodworth |
KitchenerCenter |
Conservative |
2 |
Lynne Yelich |
Blackstrap |
Conservative |
2 |
Eve Adams |
Mississauga—Brampton South |
Conservative |
1 |
Harold Albrecht |
Kitchener—Conestoga |
Conservative |
1 |
Rob Anders |
Calgary West |
Conservative |
1 |
Scott Andrews |
Avalon |
Liberal |
1 |
Charlie Angus |
Timmins—James Bay |
NDP |
1 |
Mauril Bélanger |
Ottawa – Vanier |
Liberal 1 |
|
James Bezan |
Selkirk—Interlake |
Conservative |
1 |
Gordon Brown |
Leeds – Grenville |
Conservative |
1 |
Ron Cannan |
Kelowna – LakeCountry |
Conservative |
1 |
John Cannis |
Scarborough Centre |
Liberal |
1 |
Andrew Casey |
Charlottetown |
Liberal |
1 |
Michael Chong |
Wellington – Halton Hills |
Conservative |
1 |
Olivia Chow |
Trinity – Spadina |
NDP |
1 |
Joe Comartin |
Windsor—Tecumseh |
NDP |
1 |
Nathan Cullen |
SkeenaBulkeyValley |
NDP |
1 |
Patricia Davidson |
Sarnia—Lambton |
Conservative |
1 |
Kirsty Duncan |
Etobicoke North |
Liberal |
1 |
Julian Fantino |
Vaughan |
Conservative |
1 |
Jim Flaherty |
Whitby – Oshawa |
Conservative |
1 |
Cheryl Gallant |
Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke |
Conservative |
1 |
Parm Gill |
Brampton—Springdale |
Conservative |
1 |
Shelly Glover |
Saint Boniface |
Conservative |
1 |
Dan Harris |
Scarborough Southwest |
NDP |
1 |
Richard Harris |
Cariboo – Prince George |
Conservative |
1 |
Russ Hiebert |
South Surrey – White Rock – Cloverdale |
Conservative |
1 |
Jim Hillyer |
Lethbridge |
Conservative |
1 |
Peter Kent |
Thornhill |
Conservative |
1 |
Guy Lauzon |
Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry |
Conservative |
1 |
Dennis Lebel |
Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean |
Conservative |
1 |
Dominic Leblanc |
Beauséjour |
Liberal |
1 |
Megan Leslie |
Halifax |
NDP |
1 |
Ben Lobb |
Huron – Burce |
Conservative |
1 |
Dave MacKenzie |
Oxford |
Conservative |
1 |
Brian Masse |
Windsor West |
NDP |
1 |
Phil McColeman |
Brant |
Conservative |
1 |
Rob Merrifield |
Yellowhead |
Conservative |
1 |
Larry Miller |
Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound |
Conservative |
1 |
Marina Minna |
Beaches—East York |
Liberal |
1 |
Thomas Mulcair |
Outremont |
NDP |
1 |
Anita Neville |
Winnipeg South |
Liberal |
1 |
Bev Oda |
Durham |
Conservative |
1 |
Lavar Payne |
Medicine Hat |
Conservative |
2 |
John Rafferty |
Thunder Bay—Rainy River |
NDP |
1 |
Lisa Raitt |
Halton |
Conservative |
1 |
Geoff Regan |
Halifax-West |
Liberal |
1 |
Greg Rickford |
Kenora |
Conservative |
1 |
Jasbir Sandhu |
Surrey North |
Conservative |
1 |
Denise Savoie |
Victoria |
NDP |
1 |
Mark Strahl |
Chilliwack – FraserCanyon |
Conservative |
1 |
Glen Thibeault |
Sudbury |
NDP |
1 |
Brad Trost |
Saskatchewan – Humboldt |
Conservative |
1 |
Mary Tweed |
Brandon – Souris |
Conservative |
1 |
Peter Van Loan |
York—Simcoe |
Conservative |
1 |
Jeff Watson |
Essex |
Conservative |
1 |
Wai Young |
Vancouver South |
Conservative |
1 |