Sameer Zuberi
- Born
- August 1979 — Montreal, Quebec
- Family
- Lives in the riding of Pierrefonds—Dollard with his wife and their two daughters.
- Education
- Marianopolis College for CEGEP; BA in mathematics, Concordia University, 2004; Law degree, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), 2014
- Career
- English teacher in Kuwait; Media Relations and Human Rights Coordinator, National Council of Canadian Muslims; diversity and engagement officer at McGill University's Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
- Political Experience
- Elected to represent the federal riding of Pierrefonds—Dollard in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2019 Canadian federal election
- Notable
- First recipient of the Juanita Westmoreland-Traoré scholarship; Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Diversity, Inclusion and Persons with Disabilities
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Sameer Zuberi won with 34,326 votes (60.1%)
Total votes cast: 57,136
Mr. Speaker, I rise on behalf of a wife and a mother, Kamila. Her husband, Huseyin Celil, a Canadian citizen of Uyghur origin, was detained 20 years ago. He was on a family trip overseas and was forcibly transferred to China. He has been imprisoned ever since, without a fair trial or access to consular officials. It has been two decades since Huseyin's wife and children have heard the sound of [more]
I have a point of order.
Thank you, Madam Chair. I want to thank the minister for joining us today. Thank you to the officials for being here. We just had the Auditor General's report issued. We have yet to hear, Madam Minister, a commentary from you on it. I'd like to give you time to speak to the Auditor General's report, if you have some feedback. I understand that it was just released, so what you're saying right [more]
I'm good. Thank you, Madam Chair.
I've met a number of these people who are fleeing horror, essentially—the horrors of war. They've had complete devastation, with homes completely razed, family members and dear ones killed, and serious injuries, such as amputations. With respect to those I've met, they've said they're having a challenging time getting their feet settled here in Canada. What types of services and supports are you [more]
I was about to get to my point of order.
Do I have the floor, Madam Chair?
Thank you for giving space to all of us to raise points of order and to the witness for giving the time. On a number of occasions—
On more than one occasion in this round, the witness was not able to complete her answer and her sentence. She was interrupted mid-sentence, and I hope we can actually hear what she is—
I have a point of order, Madam Chair.
Thank you, Madam Chair. Thank you to the witnesses for being here today. I'll continue with you, Mr. Harris, along the same lines of questioning we were just hearing about. I know there was a lot of back-and-forth. I was trying to listen to what your answer was. I couldn't get it because of interruptions. In terms of the hotel, the IRCC and all of that theme, do you want to add anything before [more]