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Immigration Loopholes Under Fire | Calgary News
Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner is sounding the alarm over what she calls “candy sentences” in Canada’s justice system, where immigrants convicted of crimes are getting lenient treatment—sometimes even avoiding deportation—because of their immigration status. She’s calling it “insane and disgusting,” citing a Montreal judge who criticized prosecutors for suggesting such soft penalties. One shocking example: a man who violently stole a phone received a conditional discharge partly due to his immigration status. Rempel Garner demands the Criminal Code be amended to remove immigration…
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