Imagine someone in your family is brutally assaulted. Imagine the police charge the criminal, and a jury delivers a guilty verdict. Now imagine a judge delivers a slap on the wrist. Why? Because the criminal is not a Canadian citizen, and a tough sentence would mean they would be deported.

Imagine the victim of that assault, living with the awful consequence of the assault. And the criminal? Not only is he allowed to stay in Canada, but he is out on the street early. All because his rights as an immigration applicant are prioritized over the rights of law-abiding citizens.

Is a victim less injured because the criminal is from another country? Of course not.

Yet this is the exact scenario that plays out too often in Canada. Thanks to the Liberal government, immigrants are given lighter sentences or completely avoid jail because a longer sentence would mean they would be deported! That means that if they were Canadian citizens they would get a tough sentence, but because they are here as immigrants, they get off easy.

This is the two-tiered justice system that the Liberals have created. Just take a look at some of these examples:

• An international student secretly filmed multiple female housemates through a bathroom peephole for months; the judge kept the sentence below six months to avoid triggering automatic deportation rules. (Winnipeg Sun – Oct 9, 2025)
• A foreign-born criminal in Brampton, already serving six years for fentanyl and gun crimes, had his cocaine‑related sentence cut in half because the judge viewed likely deportation as a major added penalty.
  (National Post – Oct 14, 2025)
• A foreign-born criminal who twice groped a woman received a conditional discharge so no conviction would appear, preventing removal under federal immigration law.
  (Globe & Mail – Nov 25, 2025)
• A foreign-born criminal living in Kamloops on a work permit, who assaulted his girlfriend in multiple incidents, was given nine months’ probation that would keep a conviction off his record if completed without issue. (Toronto Sun – Jan 29, 2026)

Conservatives have demanded that the Liberals put an end to this policy. We believe that justice should be blind, and that immigration status should not be a factor in sentencing. There is absolutely no public interest in letting dangerous and violent criminals stay in Canada.

Immigration to Canada is a privilege, not a right. It is the least we can do to expect people who immigrate here to follow the law.

In 2015, our system was well respected: fair to both newcomers looking for new opportunities and measured to meet the needs of our economy and social services. Conservatives will work to restore the Canadian consensus on immigration, from a time when our system was the envy of the world.

Conservatives will continue to demand changes that put the rights of honest Canadians first, deport dangerous offenders, and that treat everyone equally under the law. I know that people in Saskatchewan support his common sense approach. Unfortunately, the Liberals are so far refusing, and have indicated that they will keep this dangerous two-tiered sentencing system.

Once again, it is only Conservatives that are Always on Saskatchewan’s Side.