The federal Conservatives are pushing for stricter rules against asylum claimants and those who fail their claims, and quicker deportation of non-citizens convicted of serious crimes, says the party’s immigration critic.

At a news conference Thursday, Alberta MP Michelle Rempel Garner announced a number of amendments the opposition party is going to table next week to Bill C-12, the Strengthening Canada’s Immigration System and Borders Act, which is currently before the parliamentary public safety committee.

The proposed changes include removing failed refugee claimants’ access to all federal social benefits beyond emergency health care; banning claims by nationals of by those arriving through a G7 or a European Union country; and requiring educational institutions to share the cost of “

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