Mr. Speaker, yesterday a British judge ordered seven jail terms ranging between seven and fourteen years for the crime of people smuggling which has been likened to the new day slave trade.
Since 1995 out of 12 convictions for the crime of people smuggling in Canada, not one jail term was handed out. I repeat that of the 12 convicted of people smuggling, not one of them was sentenced to a single day in jail.
England got tough. The United States got tough. Australia got tough. This government by its lack of action has made Canada a primary target for people smugglers. Why?