Parole Eligibility

• HUB mall shooting victim’s parents join call to reduce frequency of parole hearings

  Brian Ilesic's parents joined St. Albert MP Michael Cooper to push Bill S-281, which, if passed, would reduce the frequency of parole hearings for convicted murderers.

  Canada

  Nov 9, 2023
  
• Convicted murderers win sentence appeals in Alberta, will get earlier chance to apply for parole

  Four men, each convicted of at least two counts of first-degree murder, have won the right to be able to apply for parole earlier than their initial sentences called for.

  Crime

  Jun 25, 2022
  
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• Quebec mosque disappointed with ruling allowing shooter to seek parole after 25 years

  The Quebec mosque says the decision did not give due consideration to ``the atrocity and scourge of multiple murders'' or to the hateful, Islamophobic, racist nature of the crime.

  Canada

  May 27, 2022
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• Supreme Court of Canada to rule on sentencing for Quebec City mosque shooter

  The high court decision in Alexandre Bissonnette's case will determine the constitutionality of a key provision on parole eligibility in multiple murder convictions.

  Crime

  May 26, 2022
• Parole board denies release of American who killed New Brunswick cop in 1987

  Anthony Romeo, who is now 58, is serving a life sentence for the shooting of highway patrol Const. Emmanuel Aucoin during a traffic stop in March 1987, southwest of Fredericton.

  Canada

  Feb 2, 2022
• Crown appealing Mac’s murderer’s concurrent sentences; Colton Steinhauer also files appeal

  The Crown is appealing the sentences imposed on one of the men who killed two Edmonton Mac's clerks. On Oct. 4, Colton Steinhauer filed a notice of appeal.

  Crime

  Oct 4, 2019
• Manitoba Tory MP wants jail time extension before parole eligibility

  Manitoba MP James Bezan is hoping to increase the amount of time convicted killers must spend behind bars before they can apply for parole.

  Feb 8, 2019
• Mother of murder victim tells hearing ‘there will be no forgiveness’ for Christopher Garnier

  The murder conviction carries an automatic life sentence, but a hearing to determine when Garnier will be able to apply for parole is scheduled in Nova Scotia Supreme Court.

  Canada

  Aug 13, 2018
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• Court hears from convicted killer Nicholas Butcher’s former girlfriends

  Nicholas Butcher was convicted of second-degree murder in April after a jury found he stabbed the 32-year-old woman to death.

  Canada

  Jul 20, 2018