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This was a Committee of the Whole examination of the immigration minister’s spending plans, where Conservative members used their questions to press the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship on asylum numbers, border screening, visa decisions, fraudulent immigration consultants, temporary foreign workers, and the removal of people with no legal status. The minister pointed to falling asylum claim numbers, cooperation with provinces to relocate refugees, enforcement actions including the removal of 23,000 people last year, and Bill C-12 as a measure to further reduce asylum claims. Liberal members also used some questions to highlight immigration’s economic benefits and summer jobs for youth.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .

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Michelle Rempel Garner

Conservative
“A non-citizen was convicted of assault and got a light sentence so he would not be deported. I want the minister to explain to the victim why this person is still in Canada.”
Official Hansard

Mr. Chair, the minister claims that, yet it is still happening over and over again. A non-citizen was found guilty of assault then broke his no-contact order, yet he was still given a lenient sentence to avoid deportation. Can the minister tell his victim why he is still in Canada?

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Michelle Rempel Garner

Conservative
“A non-citizen was caught trafficking cocaine and got a light sentence so he would not be deported. Why is he still in Canada?”
Official Hansard

Mr. Chair, this non-citizen did not face serious consequences. He was caught trafficking cocaine and was given a lenient sentence to avoid deportation. Can the minister tell Canadians, in spite of all her claims, why he is still in Canada?

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Michelle Rempel Garner

Conservative
“The Conservatives tried to pass a bill to fix a loophole, but the minister voted against it. Now, a non-citizen convicted of a major crime got house arrest instead of being deported. Why is she allowed to stay in Canada?”
Official Hansard

Mr. Chair, there is nothing to prevent it, either, and that is why the Conservatives brought in a bill to close this loophole. The minister could have told the justice minister to support it, but in fact she voted against it. This is her fault. A non-citizen was convicted of major theft, a crime that carries a punishment of 10 years. Instead of being deported, she received house arrest to avoid deportation. Why should she be allowed to stay in Canada?

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Michelle Rempel Garner

Conservative
“My bill was constitutional, and the minister voted against it. A non-citizen committed a sexual crime and got an easy sentence to avoid deportation. Why is he still in Canada?”

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Mr. Chair, as a lawyer, she should know that what the court ruling actually said was that there was nothing in the charter that gave people these rights, and my bill was constitutional, so shame on her. She voted against it. A non-citizen spied on his roommates while they used the bathroom. The minister is sitting here arguing that it is okay for this person to be in Canada, yet he was given a lenient sentence so that he would avoid deportation. Can the minister tell the victims of this disgusting rapist why he is still in Canada?

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Michelle Rempel Garner

Conservative
“We need a new law to deport non-citizens who commit serious crimes. The minister voted against one. In Calgary, a non-citizen sexually assaulted a teenager and got an easy sentence so he could stay in Canada. I want the minister to explain why he is still here.”
Official Hansard

Exactly, Mr. Chair, we need a new law, but the minister voted against the law that would have prevented this. People who are sitting at home and who are listening to example after example of the lived experiences of non-citizens getting sweetheart deals and being able to stay in this country after serious crimes are listening to her drivel and wondering how Canada got this way. A non-citizen sexually assaulted an 18-year-old girl in a nightclub in Calgary and then was given a lenient sentence to avoid deportation. Can the minister try again? What is she going to tell the victim of this criminal? Why is he still in Canada?

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Michelle Rempel Garner

Conservative
“The government is not deporting criminals who are not citizens. In Calgary, a non-citizen pleaded guilty to a lesser crime just to avoid deportation. I want the minister to explain why this person is still in Canada.”
Official Hansard

However, Mr. Chair, they are not being treated seriously. They are not being deported. Here is another example. A non-citizen who committed a string of crimes in Calgary pleaded to a lesser crime of assault in order to avoid deportation. Can the minister tell the victim why this person is still in Canada?

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Michelle Rempel Garner

Conservative
“Where does the Constitution say non-citizens should get lighter sentences than Canadians so they do not get deported?”
Official Hansard

Mr. Chair, where does it say in the Constitution that non-citizens should get more lenient sentences than Canadians, in order to avoid deportation?

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Michelle Rempel Garner

Conservative
“The government voted against a bill to deport non-citizens who commit serious crimes. I want the minister to explain why a non-citizen who caused a fatal car crash is still allowed in Canada.”
Official Hansard

Mr. Chair, it is inconceivable that they voted against a bill to close this loophole and amend the Criminal Code to deport non-citizens convicted of serious crime and uphold the law. Here is another example. A non-citizen caused a deadly crash on Highway 401, then received a lenient sentence in order to avoid deportation. Can the minister tell the victim’s family why this person is still in Canada?

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Michelle Rempel Garner

Conservative
“I want the minister to answer my question. Judges should not give lighter sentences to non-citizens just so they can avoid deportation. Does the minister think a non-citizen who abused an underage girl should get to stay in Canada?”
Official Hansard

Mr. Chair, I brought in a law that would have amended the Criminal Code by one line, to say that judges cannot issue lenient sentences in order to help non-citizens avoid deportation. I will ask the minister again. Colleagues should keep in mind that I am asking her to speak to victims. It is drivel that she is putting forward. Members should think about that and think about what these victims are hearing. A non-citizen arranged to have sex with an underage girl and then received a lenient sentence in order to avoid deportation. Does the minister think this person deserves to stay in Canada?

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Michelle Rempel Garner

Conservative
“A non-citizen caused a crash that killed two people, but got a light sentence so he would not be deported. The minister should support this bill to stop that. I want her to explain to the victims' families why this person is still in Canada.”
Official Hansard

Mr. Chair, the minister has no respect for the victims, no compassion or empathy for them and, frankly, no respect for the rule of law. Otherwise, she would have voted for this bill to stop this process. I will ask her to have empathy for these victims. A non-citizen caused a crash in British Columbia that killed two people. Instead of being deported for this horrible crime, he received a lenient sentence in order to avoid deportation. Can the minister tell the victims’ families why this person is still in Canada?

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Michelle Rempel Garner

Conservative
“Canadians have lost trust in our immigration system because the government will not fix it. A non-citizen trucker killed someone in a crash and was not deported. I want to know why.”
Official Hansard

Mr. Chair, we have to realize that the Liberals are sitting here, mocking this. That is why Canadians have lost faith in immigration. It is because of things like this. All we have to do is pass a one-line change to the Criminal Code. A non-citizen trucker in Ontario killed another truck driver and severely injured a passenger. There were real victims to this crime, and that person should have been deported. Why were they not?

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