Peggy Nash, MP - Parkdale—High Park

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Peggy Nash

Political Affiliation:New Democratic Party Caucus

Constituency:Parkdale—High Park Map – Elections Canada

Province / Territory:Ontario

Email:Peggy.Nash@parl.gc.ca

Web Site:www.peggynash.ca

Preferred Language:English

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Faster Removal of Foreign Criminals Act
Government Orders
October 4th, 2012 / 1:15 p.m.
NDP

Peggy Nash Parkdale—High Park, ON

Mr. Speaker, that question is in keeping with what I have been describing, which is that reducing the rule from two years to six months could capture far too many people in this wide net. It could include someone who might be a first-time offender, someone who has lived here all his or her life, or someone who has a mental illness.

It could be someone who just made a terrible mistake and who would benefit from rehabilitation and who would benefit from perhaps other opportunities and could then become a productive and positive member of Canada. However, one stupid mistake, and as my colleague has indicated, a crime of growing some marijuana plants, could land them in this situation.

It seems overly harsh and overly discretionary to have this kind of consequence for that crime.
 http://openparliament.ca/debates/2012/10/4/peggy-nash-3/