“I don't want to talk about this. Happy Canada Day.”
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Oral Questions
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 to sound tough on crime. The courts should send dangerous people to jail for a long time. We made a bill to punish repeat offenders more. Let's all agree on that.”
“I wish you a nice summer. Stop implying I'm soft on crime. I'll look tough too. Police got lots of people so there.”