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  "path": "/opinion/chris-selley-theres-no-reason-for-courts-to-be-setting-canadian-immigration-policy",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-16T19:55:10.000Z",
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  "textContent": "In a recent ruling, Court of Quebec judge Antoine Piché tore a strip off Crown prosecutors who appear before him for discounting sentences based on offenders’ immigration status, to avoid non-citizens being flagged for deportation — which is supposed to happen after a criminal sentence of six months or more is handed down. Read More",
  "title": "Chris Selley: There’s no reason for courts to be setting Canadian immigration policy",
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