Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner has called for legal reform after a 47-year-old non-citizen rapist was given time to consider how a guilty plea would affect his immigration status. The man pleaded guilty to multiple charges, including sexual interference and child luring, after grooming and raping a 13-year-old girl, resulting in two pregnancies. Rempel Garner introduced Bill C-220, aiming to prevent courts from considering an offender’s immigration consequences during sentencing. She emphasized the urgency of addressing leniency in serious crimes following this case.
