mandatory minimum sentences

Supreme Court Rules Mandatory Minimum Sentences for Child Luring Are Unconstitutional

Canada's top court has ruled that applying mandatory minimum sentences to the offence of child luring is unconstitutional. The Supreme Court of Canada found in a six-to-one decision released on ...

November 3, 2023BY The Canadian Press

Bill Removing Mandatory Minimum Sentences for Some Drug and Firearms Offences Becomes Law

Legislation sponsored by Attorney General David Lametti rolling back a number of mandatory minimum sentences for some drug ...

November 18, 2022BY Peter Wilson

Federal Freeze on Importing Firearms ‘Does Nothing’ to Curb Gun Crime: Toronto Police Association President

On the heels of the fatal shooting of two police officers in Innisfil, Ont., the president of the ...

October 15, 2022BY Peter Wilson

Justice Minister Committed to Repealing Minimum Sentences, Says Will Lower Canada’s Indigenous Imprisonment

Justice Minister David Lametti says the Liberal government's Bill C-5 will reverse the disproportionately high rate of indigenous ...

May 16, 2022BY Isaac Teo

Election Campaign: Where the Parties Stand on Crime and Justice Issues

Commentary While crime and justice issues are always prominent in the news, they are rarely front and centre ...

August 29, 2021BY Cory Morgan

Liberals Introduce Legislation Repealing Mandatory Minimum Sentences

OTTAWA—The Trudeau government is moving to repeal mandatory minimum penalties for drug offences and some gun-related crimes, saying ...

February 18, 2021BY The Canadian Press