“There's a law that punishes non-citizens who commit serious crimes. The Immigration Minister voted against it. The system is out of control. Why are criminals given lenient sentences to avoid deportation?”
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Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship
The Conservatives proposed a law to ensure non-citizens who commit serious crimes in Canada face appropriate sentences and deportation. The Liberals argued existing laws already allow this. Mostly the two sides just argued and talked past each other.
“I want you to deport criminals. You aren't doing that. I want you to change the law so we can deport criminals. Why won't you do that?”
“The Liberals are breaking Canada's support for immigration by letting non-citizens get sweetheart sentences for serious crimes to avoid deportation. The immigration minister needs to fix it. Deport non-citizens who commit crimes. I want the Liberals to be embarrassed when they say nothing is wrong.”