Mr. Speaker, this bill does in fact harm Canadian families and families in our communities.
This bill could force young people or others who have spent their entire lives in Canada to go to a foreign country that is unknown to them, simply because they committed a crime that calls for a six-month jail sentence.
This bill is step backward in terms of humanitarianism. It does not treat people like individuals who have rights and dignity; it treats them like criminals.
It is not the NDP way to treat newcomers or people who live in our country as though they were criminals.