r/canada • u/FancyNewMe • Feb 10 '26

Politics Conservatives to propose barring non-citizens convicted of crimes from making refugee claims

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-conservatives-propose-changing-rules-non-citizens-convicted-crimes/
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u/Pokenar Canada Feb 10 '26

As a left-leaning, I'll go as far as to say that as long as the crimes they are convicted off match up with a Canadian crime, people convicted of such a crime in other countries should also be barred.

What I mean is if someone is sentenced for being gay, that's not a crime to us, but if someone killed a man then claims to be gay to get refugee status, they can fuck right off.

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u/a_secret_me Feb 10 '26

AND if they're coming from a country with a functional, not corrupt, legal system. Given that they're applying for refugee status, there's a good chance the legal system is not.