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Originally Posted by Huntingwhale
I think it needs to be clarified that this review and decision was made by the Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB), which is a branch of the general oversight of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). This deportation ruling has nothing to do with his already concluded criminal trial, whether he is remorseful or not. It has everything to do with the terms and conditions of his PR status being maintained. As mentioned in the article:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saska...ring-1.7213657
So this isn't a case of a judge not showing compassion, or a ruling not taking into account his rehabilitation or remorse. That was already covered in the criminal trial. Whatever remorse he showed has nothing to do with how the immigration board makes their decisions. I have learned this the hard way over the years with some of my family overseas trying to immigrate here and my wife's first application. IRCC sees pretty much all cases in black and white; you are either admissible to arrive/stay in Canada, or you have something on your application or current status that makes you inadmissible.
Sidhu's criminal record now makes him inadmissible. As much as I don't support deporting him, it is a pretty easy decision for the IRCC to make based on their policies. Yes, they are often cruel in their rulings. I know of a few families who have been seperated and a single family member sent packing for much less. Honestly I would have been much more surprised if they ruled that he could stay. |
Yup, as soon as he entered a guilty plea this outcome became unavoidable. The law is the law.
Because he accepted responsibility and didn’t waste the courts time and resources he served a jail sentence and now he gets deported. The same outcome as had he pleaded not guilty and been convicted, though he would have had a longer jail sentence in this scenario. Yet hypothetically had he pleaded not guilty and been acquitted he would have served no jail time and been allowed to stay. Not saying deportation is right or wrong but I’m not sure how either outcome is sensible.
On top of all that very little has been done to address the fact that he shouldn’t have been operating the vehicle in the first place, so it’s likely only a matter of time before another bad accident happens. We need better regulations both federally and provincially for anyone who makes a living operating vehicles on public roadways.