August 08, 2006

THE CONSERVATIVE APPROACH TO S

The Conservative Government, as part of its criminal justice platform, has tabled proposed legislation to expand the list of gun-related crimes subject to mandatory minimum penalties, and dramatically lengthen sentences for such offences. Dan Gardiner, one of Canada’s most thoughtful criminal justice reporters, has published a critique of this proposal by reviewing the research cited by the Minister of Justice which the Minister claims supports this initiative. You be the judge. Read Dan Gardiner’s article.

Michael Jackson