Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner speaks in the Foyer of the House of Common on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on March 9, 2026. Spencer Colby/The Canadian Press
Four Conservative criminal justice bills were defeated in the House of Commons on March 25, including a proposal that would have prevented courts from considering an offender’s immigration status when sentencing non-citizens.
“The government’s decision to reject these reforms is irresponsible at a time when Canadians are facing crime and disorder on our streets. It also undermines our deeply-held ideal of equality under the law,” Conservative MP and shadow immigration minister Michelle Rempel Garner said in a statement.
