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Jessica Templem, Doctoral Student, Socio-Legal Studies, York University, Canada

Punishment vs. deportation: What we can learn from the case of the truck driver in the Humbolt Broncos bus crash

Jaskirat Singh Sidhu arrives for his sentencing hearing in Melfort, Sask., in March 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Kayle Neis

Jaskirat Singh Sidhu landed in Canada as a permanent resident in 2014, joining his now wife, Tanvir. After marrying in 2018, Tanvir made the decision to return to school and become a dental hygienist. Sidhu, who has a degree in commerce, earned his license to operate a tractor trailer so he could support his family while his wife finished school.

The licensing process required only a week of instruction and two weeks of solo driving. Sidhu was then legally allowed to operate a tractor trailer.

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