Ralph Goodale and Local Member of Parliament

immigration laws: The government chose to kick them out of Canada, according to CBC. The local member of Parliament at the time, Ralph Goodale, opposed the removal of these students. Because of inflexible immigration laws, the only two options the government had was to forgive the violation or kick the two students out of Canada. In the House of Commons, Goodale asked the immigration minister to review the students' cases and "agree to a more proportionate sanction." Today, Goodale is the cabinet minister in charge of enforcing immigration laws. One of the keys to our immigration system is that employers can use the temporary foreign worker program when no Canadian citizens or permanent residents are willing or able to fill jobs. When Parliament resumes next month, he should push for rules that will provide "a more proportionate sanction" for foreign nationals who work in Canada illegally. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.