I think that we need to approach violence against women through criminal law. By approaching violence against women through immigration we create double jeopardy, as I said. Immigrants are punished for being in violation of our criminal law and then we deport them. Violence against women is wrong regardless of who commits it, regardless of the motivations or the reasons behind it. The Criminal Code is the right place for us to address issues of violence against women, not immigration law.
On May 5th, 2015. See this statement in context.