I absolutely agree. I think all our member organizations agree that it is not too much to expect foreign nationals to obey the law, just like Canadian citizens. We absolutely agree that where there's an action there should be a reaction. The question is one of proportionality, one of degree.
I think everyone here agrees that foreign criminals should be removed from Canada as quickly as possible. Our concern is that this new definition of serious criminality has lowered the threshold alarmingly. If the 18-year-old kid who lives next door to you breaks into your house and drinks some of your liquor, you'd probably want to have him punished. You'd probably even want to give him a kick in the behind, but you probably shouldn't be taking the law into your own hands. If he came from Iran or Eritrea at age three, he has no family back home, he doesn't speak, read, or write the language, I think most Canadians would agree there should be some weighing of the humanitarian considerations as to whether he should be deported from Canada.