Yes

One counterargument to the "Yes" position on criminal politicians, which typically advocates for stringent penalties and accountability for elected officials convicted of crimes, could be:

While holding politicians accountable for criminal behavior is important, adopting overly punitive measures risks undermining democratic principles and the rule of law. It's crucial to ensure that justice is served impartially and that individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Implementing blanket measures targeting criminal politicians could lead to politicization of the justice…  Read more system and potentially infringe on individuals' rights to fair trial and due process. Instead, maintaining independent and transparent judicial processes to address allegations of wrongdoing ensures accountability while upholding fundamental principles of democracy and justice.

The military and other jobs will not hire people with a criminal background so why should politicians be able to be held in such high regard where they are given the power to dictate and make decisions in the government. When one receives power like this they could do anything good or bad. We need to be able to trust and faith in our politicians

Leaders in the military can't have criminal records and are held to very high standards. Why would we let someone run the country and expect less from them. We need leaders with integrity and honesty and I feel that someone with a criminal records would not have these qualities.

That people can change, and just because they made a mistake in the past dosent mean that they arent better people now

How is this even a question? Most people are not criminals. If a politician cannot navigate life like "most people" from a criminal perspective, they do not deserve to have influence or power.

It comes down to the Philosophy 101 question, would you steal bread to feed your starving family? In the case of politicians, the vast majority come from money, therefore it depends on the morality of the crime, the reasons behind the actions and the severity of those actions.

The Canadian parliament should be held at a high standard and allowing criminals to make decisions and run for a role in parliament is embarrassing for the country as they chose to do something against the law and got caught and are being punished they shouldn’t then be given a position of power in the country they betrayed.