The Conservatives want to change the Criminal Code to eliminate what they say is a double standard in the justice system that allows non-citizens to get lighter sentences than Canadians who have been convicted of the same crime.

"When it comes to sentencing non-citizens, Canada has essentially adopted a form of two-tier justice," Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner said Wednesday in Ottawa.

"This offends all principles of fairness that should be foundational to our justice system."

Deportations are automatically scheduled to allow time for appeal, but certain criminal sentences remove the right of the offender to challenge their removal.

"Removing non-citizens convicted of serious crimes is a no-brainer," Rempel Garner said. "Becoming a Canadian is a privilege, not a right."

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