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Jamie Sarkonak: Even Liberals know their immigration plan, and minister, are duds
Bill C-12 only nibbles at the edge of the problem
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The Liberals’ newcomer apocalypse has finally turned into their worst political problem. Hospitals are overburdened, schools are struggling with second-language students, job prospects remain poor, birthright citizenship continues to exist and judges routinely help criminals and fraudsters remain in-country.
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None of this will go away by nibbling away at the edges of immigration law, which is all the Liberals plan to do with the bill they’re pitching to Canadians as the solution: C-12.
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Currently before the Senate, Bill C-12 would add a handful of conveniences to the immigration minister’s toolbox. In theory, it would make information sharing between government agencies easier, bar temporary residents who have been here for more than a year from claiming asylum, and allow the minister to cancel visas and visa applications, among other things.
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