Tory Government Dept: "We are not going to be a doormat for the dangerous crime of human smuggling," Kenney told reporters at a news conference Tuesday in Calgary, according to CTV. "The Preventing Human Smugglers from Abusing Canada's Immigration System Act" is supposed to make it easier to prosecute smugglers and impose mandatory prison sentences and federal Immigration Minister Jason Kenney said a human smuggling ship intercepted Monday appeared to have been "destined for Canada" and reinforces the need to pass the Tory government's anti-smuggling legislation. Human smuggling is already a crime in this country, but there has been few successful prosecutions and the government says the act would strengthen Canada's ability to prosecute such crimes and deter queue-jumping in the immigration system. As
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