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Minister,
I am writing to you with deep concern and outrage regarding recent decisions made by your department that seriously threaten the fundamental right to family life guaranteed by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and international law.
On 10 September, despite widespread public and legal mobilisation, Mr Jonas Kiese Umba was deported to the Democratic Republic of Congo. This young father, who had been living in Quebec since 2019, had to leave his Canadian wife, Ms Fannie Séguin, and their three-month-old baby Kimia, who is herself a Canadian citizen.
As reported by Le Soleil (‘Jonas ne reviendra pas’ [Jonas will not be coming back], 10 Sept. 2025), the scene of his departure at Jean-Lesage Airport was heartbreaking: Jonas sang a nursery rhyme in Lingala to his daughter before boarding the plane, while Fannie recorded it so that Kimia could hear it later. Despite the support of the mayor of Saint-Anselme and an entire community, despite his exemplary integration (essential worker, parish choir, marriage celebrated in Quebec), his deportation was carried out.
Today, another Quebec family is under threat: Mr. Erick Sanchez, his wife Lena Giroux and their two-and-a-half-year-old daughter Julie. As reported by La Presse (« S’ils l’expulsent, je n’ai personne pour m’aider », 9 sept. 2025), Mr. Sanchez, despite having held a CSQ since July 2024, is the subject of a removal notice for 30 September. His partner Lena Giroux, a Canadian citizen, and their daughter Julie, also a Canadian citizen, will find themselves alone and without support, as Erick is the main breadwinner of the household (roofer by day, maintenance worker by night). Lena fears for her financial security and says she cannot simultaneously provide for her sick daughter, continue her studies and maintain their home.
These decisions have an additional perverse effect: they force these Canadian mothers to consider exile, forced to leave Quebec and Canada to preserve the unity of their families, at the cost of their stability, security and future here.
De telles mesures sont contraires aux obligations internationales du Canada, notamment à la Convention relative aux droits de l’enfant, qui consacre le droit de tout enfant à vivre avec ses parents et à ne pas être séparé d’eux contre son gré (art. 9 et 10). En privant Kimia et Julie, toutes deux citoyennes canadiennes, de la présence quotidienne de leur père, votre ministère expose ces enfants à des préjudices graves et irréparables.
They are also inconsistent with the principles of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (s. 3(1)(d)) and with the spirit of the Canada–Quebec Accord. As Le Soleil pointed out (« Un père bien installé au Québec menacé d’expulsion au Congo », 6 août 2025), the goal of immigration cannot be achieved at the cost of such violence against Canadian families.
I therefore expressly request that you:
The immediate granting of a stay of removal for Mr. Erick Sanchez, pending the processing of his sponsorship application, which is already underway.
A review of removal practices to prevent Quebec and Canadian families from being unnecessarily separated when permanent residence is virtually inevitable.
Federal and provincial decisions be harmonised so that the issuance of a CSQ by Quebec automatically suspends any removal measures.
A public apology be issued to Jonas Kiese and Ms. Fannie Séguin, accompanied by an immediate proposal to reinstate Mr. Kiese Umba in Canada, as well as reimbursement of the costs and damages incurred by this unjustly separated family.
Minister, the cases of Jonas and Erick are not exceptions: they reveal a disturbing trend in which entire families—including Canadian children—are sacrificed in the name of quotas and bureaucratic deadlines. You have the power to prevent irreversible human tragedies.
I urge you to act quickly to protect Lena, Julie, Fannie, Kimia and all Quebec and Canadian families facing these injustices.
Yours sincerely,
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