Tough On Crime

• Convicted wife killer Colin Thatcher attends tough-on-crime Saskatchewan throne speech

  Colin Thatcher says he was invited by a member of the Saskatchewan Party government.

  Canada

  Oct 26, 2022
  
• Is the Liberal government’s promise to repeal mandatory minimum sentences dead?

  'Repealing mandatory minimum sentences may be exactly the sort of pressure-release valve that our overburdened courts need,' says lawyer Michael Spratt.

  Politics

  Jan 18, 2020
  
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• Supreme Court rules Harper government’s tough-on-crime law unconstitutional

  The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that two federal laws from the previous Conservative government's tough-on-crime agenda are unconstitutional.

  Canada

  Apr 15, 2016
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• HOW TRUE IS IT?: Will “Life Means Life” keep Canada safer?

  The Conservatives say tougher mandatory sentences will keep Canada safer. How true is it?

  Canada

  Sep 11, 2015
• Life without parole: 4 questions and answers

  Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s most recent tough-on-crime proposal —putting more criminals behind bars for life, and eliminating parole for some —raises more than a few questions.

  Canada

  Mar 5, 2015