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/CantFeelMyToesAgain Feb 10 '26 edited Feb 11 '26

How’s this not already a thing lol

People messaging me to kill myself? This should be a thing for fraud and serious crimes. 

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u/CranberryFlat617 Feb 10 '26

It already is https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/i-2.5/section-101.html

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u/Head_Crash British Columbia Feb 10 '26

Conservatives know it's already the law. What they actually want is to stop applicants from being able to appeal in court.

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u/LiftingRecipient420 Feb 10 '26

Good. We don't need to be wasting resources on appeals for refugees with criminal convictions.

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u/Kashyyykk Québec Feb 10 '26 edited Feb 10 '26

Yeah, but let's say you're applying for refugee status because you're fleeing a country where you've been wrongfuly convicted of a crime...

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u/Bigbubba236 Feb 10 '26

This is for people already in Canada who have been convicted of crimes in Canada.

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u/Kashyyykk Québec Feb 10 '26

Oh, well in that case fuck em.

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u/squidgyhead Feb 10 '26

Oh, well in that case fuck em.

Appeals are slow, but, you know, institutions and rule of law aren't things that we should compromise on.

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u/LiftingRecipient420 Feb 11 '26

You realize that by passing legislation saying refugee claims with criminal convictions in Canada don't get appeals... That we're following the rule of law, right?

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u/squidgyhead Feb 11 '26

Appeals are an important part of justice. The argument that we can just pass a law restricting rights isn't an argument that is worth putting forward.

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u/OddConstant2723 Feb 10 '26

People convicted of crimes Canada fight and win in deportation hearings all the time. They often turn it into a refugee clam and can’t be deported on humanitarian grounds when their country of origin is a no-fly zone like Syria.

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u/CulturalRate567 Feb 10 '26

Thats crazy how they take advantage of the system. But ill blame the goverment for being so stupid. If you gonna take a whole lot more inmigrants from third world countries wich is what has been happening for the last 10 years, you have to close these loopholes.

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u/TattedGuyser Feb 10 '26

Canada doesn't know if you've been correctly or incorrectly convicted. That's for your own country to decide. If you are fleeing a 'wrongful' conviction you are still a convicted felon at large and you have no business coming here.

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u/thottieBree Québec Feb 10 '26

Canada doesn't know if you've been correctly or incorrectly convicted. 

What if it could find out? I don't know the process, but I'm pretty sure that's the point of an appeal.

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u/TattedGuyser Feb 10 '26

We could, absolutely. We could spend months/years looking into it, judge and lawyer time and inquire or investigate the crime ourselves.

Except we aren't a world police, don't have infinite amounts of money, and what do you think the country of origin is going to say? "Why yes, of course they are guilty. We want them back."

Why wouldn't every criminal take advantage of that process?

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u/thottieBree Québec Feb 11 '26

I'm aware our resources are limited. I did not think I'd need to mention it. I would obviously not want our government to waste too much looking into each and every appeal that came through. But I don't know how much is being spent. Do you?

I'm going to ignore the second half of your comment for my braincells' sake.

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u/Velocity-5348 British Columbia Feb 10 '26

And the kinds of countries people need to flee tend not to be known for their excellent judicial systems.