moved for leave to introduce Bill C-292, an act to amend the Immigration Act (improvement of enforcement in the case of those who commit offences).
Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise today to reintroduce my private member's bill, which is known as the immigration enforcement improvement act.
I first introduced this bill during the 35th parliament, following the 1994 murders of Georgina Leimonis and police constable Todd Baylis in Toronto. Non-citizens who had been evading deportation committed both crimes.
The bill would eliminate bureaucratic red tape and speed up the deportation of criminal non-citizens. During the last parliament this bill was a votable item and had been undergoing a review by the immigration committee when parliament was dissolved in 1997.
I would encourage all members of the House to lend their support to this initiative.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)