Tories to Table Legislation Preventing Judges from Considering Immigration Status in Sentencing

Tories to Table Legislation Preventing Judges from Considering Immigration Status in Sentencing
Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner makes her way to speak with media in the foyer of the House of Commons in Ottawa on Sept. 12, 2024. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld
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The Tories will introduce legislation this fall to amend the Criminal Code to prevent a non-citizen’s immigration status from being considered by judges in sentencing.

Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner announced that the Conservatives would table a bill when Parliament returns in the fall aiming to “end leniency for non-citizen criminals.”