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A Canadian ex-lawmaker hoping to replace Justin Trudeau as Prime Minister has vowed to deport every illegal immigrant in the country if she is elected.
Ruby Dhalla, who describes herself as ‘Canada‘s female Donald Trump‘, has thrown her hat into the ring to become the leader of Trudeau’s Liberal Party at leadership elections in March.
In her pitch to voters this week, Dhalla said the estimated half a million illegal immigrants in Canada was ‘unacceptable’, and pledged to ‘clamp down on human traffickers.’
‘As the daughter of immigrant parents, I know firsthand that immigrants have helped build our great country, but we must clamp down on human trafficking and those that are here illegally,’ she said.
‘As your prime minister, I promise you I will deport every illegal immigrant in Canada. Canada’s comeback starts now.’
Dhalla is one of six candidates vying to become leader of …