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Originally Posted by iggy_oi
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.
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A lot has changed as a result of Humboldt. They increased the barrier of entry by several factors.