“You say the rules work, but they don't. A guilty man got a light sentence to avoid deportation. His victim deserves to know why he's still here.”
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“You say criminals face consequences. That's not what happened. This trafficker got a light sentence and wasn't deported. Why is he still here?”
“There's no rule against it. That's why we tried to pass a bill to fix it. You could have helped but you voted no. A thief got house arrest instead of deportation because of this problem. Why should she get to stay here?”
“You voted against my bill. I think that's bad. You're a lawyer and should know better than that. Now a rapist is still in Canada. I don't want him here.”
“The other party is soft on crime. They let criminals stay. Look at this sob story! I want you to be angry at the other party!”
“But you aren't actually punishing anyone. This criminal is still here. I bet the minister can't even explain that to victims.”
“I'm outraged. Foreign criminals should get the same punishment as citizens. Don't go easy on them just to avoid sending them home.”
“You voted to let criminals stay in Canada. A bad driver killed someone and got a light sentence. The family wants to know why he's still here.”
“I proposed a simple one-line law. The other party is talking around it instead of saying whether she thinks this one criminal should stay in Canada.”
“You don't care about victims. You're ignoring them. I want you to feel bad for them. A non-citizen killed two people and he wasn't deported. The families want to know why he's still here.”
“I want more deportations after crimes. Liberals aren't taking this seriously. I want a small law change so we can deport more people after certain crimes.”