Mr. Speaker, this is why the bill is so important. In order to preserve the value of Canadian citizenship, we need to understand there are responsibilities associated with being in Canada, not just privileges and benefits. In order to have those privileges and benefits, there are responsibilities. The bare minimum, as outlined in the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act already, is not to get convicted of a serious crime. IRPA says that if a non-citizen is convicted of a serious crime, they should be deported.
I am sorry, but the will of Parliament needs to be supreme. I am actually not sorry, to be clear. Parliament needs to assert its will, rein in these activist judges and do what the federal government has not done. It has let them run amok for a decade and let them undermine the value of Canadian citizenship. They do not seek restitution for victims, and they make it unfair for every immigrant who comes here and plays by the rules, which is most immigrants.
This is a no-brainer bill. Every week, there is one of these stories, and every week, if the government—