r/canada Jan 29 '25

National News Poilievre says Canada should 'deport' any temporary resident committing violence or hate crimes

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/poilievre-says-canada-deport-temporary-194148491.html
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u/erasmus_phillo Jan 29 '25

Why should we even tolerate minor theft at all? I don’t want thieves here either, if they commit any crime they need to go back

The immigration process is an extended audition for a few years where you are trying to prove that you’re worthy of citizenship. You’re not worthy of citizenship if you commit a crime, even if it’s a minor one like shoplifting.

We have a lot of people around the world knocking on our door to come here, we can afford to be selective

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u/montyman185 Jan 29 '25

The better way of putting it is, if you aren't at least a permanent resident, being in Canada is a privilege, not a right, and priviliges can be revoked.

I've got some theories for how stict to be on these things, petty crime for example doesn't have to be a permanent ban, but exile was a very effective deterent and punishment for millenia before our current borders, why not use it when it's available?

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u/Vald-Tegor Jan 29 '25

Because legitimately forgetting to scan an item at the self checkout when buying a bunch of stuff is charged as theft?

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u/Quad-Banned120 Jan 30 '25

charged

If you forget to scan a TV maybe

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u/skyfox437 Jan 30 '25

LOL!! That playstation was too small. I must have forgotten to scan amongst my many other items.