Harper gets tough

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Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has said his government would soon unveil a law to deter illegal immigration in response to the arrival of rickety cargo ships carrying Tamil refugees, says AFP.

Harper had reportedly said current legislation does not go far enough to deter human smuggling and "will increase in the years to come, unless we make significant changes to our law, to provide serious deterrents."

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Lalindra Friday, 08 October 2010 04:24 AM

after eloping the horse!

Umesh Friday, 08 October 2010 04:27 AM

Harper's tough stand on freezing ltte assets and his banning of the group was one of the greatest things international community ever did towards helping Sri Lanka to finish the violence off. Most of the funding previously came from Canada!

Yuri Friday, 08 October 2010 04:57 AM

Canada where the tamil feel their home. Cabadian are pronuncing the Tamils name better then the Sri Lankan. more over Tamil dont need to translate the even tamils Documents which issued in Sri Lanka, here Tamils do. Well there is a recent why tamils go there. Anyway they will find the way.

AZ Friday, 08 October 2010 04:58 AM

please keep them in Canada

Akinahd Friday, 08 October 2010 05:17 AM

somehow, authorities will make system to select only the terrorists as citizens. btw, it is good for sri lanka. canadian govt will pay for it in another 20 years, when asked for a "homeland".

chandima Friday, 08 October 2010 05:18 AM

Harper please don't give in to them

Don't let them black mail your government emotionally

matara kolla Friday, 08 October 2010 05:56 AM

Please provide them with good ships to come there ! The saying goes ' when you own the drum, you have no choice but to beat it '

Nihal Amarasekera Friday, 08 October 2010 06:18 AM

Tough get going proves the going has got tough for Canada.

shanthi Friday, 08 October 2010 09:24 AM

send them back to their own lands , which will prevent these people trying their tricks.

matara kolla Friday, 08 October 2010 04:45 PM

Give them an uninhabited Island off Northwest Territories to set up a Homeland. No prejudice, discrimination or raw deals from Sinhalese. They will live happily ever after !

Bhoondhi Friday, 08 October 2010 11:26 PM

Then, How about YOU packing up and going back to YOUR OWN LAND BENGAL??

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