When Parliament returns this fall, one bill should be at the top of the priority list: Ending the practice of giving lighter sentences to criminals who aren’t Canadian citizens. Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner has made it clear her party will bring forward legislation to close this loophole, and every Canadian who believes in fairness should be demanding that it pass.

Right now, thanks to a 2013 Supreme Court of Canada decision in R. v. Pham , judges can consider a criminal’s immigration status when deciding a sentence. That means a non-citizen can receive a reduced sentence to avoid triggering deportation.

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If you’re a Canadian citizen, you don’t get that benefit. If you break the law, you face the sentence your crime warrants. If you’re not a citizen, you

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