The Canadian Press: The Conservatives on Tuesday introduced a motion calling on the government to bar non-citizens convicted of serious crimes from making refugee claims.
The motion also calls on the government to prevent asylum claims from people whose cases are still working their way through the courts.
The motion is related to an explosion in extortion-related crimes. British Columbia Premier David Eby has called the wave of extortion cases a crisis and has asked Ottawa to close loopholes around asylum claims…