Conservatives push motion to bar asylum claims by non-citizens convicted of serious crimes
Latest news on WhatsApp أجدد الأخبار على واتسابCanada’s Conservative Party is set to introduce a parliamentary motion calling on the federal government to bar non-citizens convicted of serious crimes from making asylum claims, arguing the measure would close perceived loopholes in the system.
According to Global News, citing The Canadian Press, the motion also urges Ottawa to prevent asylum claims from people whose criminal cases are still before the courts. Conservatives tie the move to rising extortion cases and what they describe as overly lenient bail rules.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said on social media that non-citizens who commit serious crimes “must be forced to leave” Canada. The issue has intensified in British Columbia, where Premier David Eby and several mayors have called for closing what they see as asylum-related loopholes.
In recent House of Commons exchanges on the same file, the government pointed to legislation it says would make certain claimants ineligible to apply for asylum, while opposition MPs pressed for tougher measures.
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