Wednesday, April 15, 2015

#CANADA: Supreme Court Strikes Down Mandatory Minimum Gun Crime Sentences

[world politics news]


Calling the law "cruel and unusual," the Canadian Supreme Court has struck down Prime Minister Stephen Harper's legislation for mandatory minimum sentences for gun crimes. By a 6-3 margin, the high court dealt Harper's tough-on-crime agenda a blow by upholding a 2013 Ontario Court of Appeal ruling.

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