The federal Conservatives are pushing for stricter rules against asylum claimants and those who fail their claims, and quicker deportation of non-citizens convicted of serious crimes, says the party’s immigration critic.
At a news conference Thursday, Alberta MP Michelle Rempel Garner announced a number of amendments the opposition party is going to table next week to Bill C-12, the Strengthening Canada’s Immigration System and Borders Act, which is currently before the parliamentary public safety committee.
