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Article content The bill seeks to repeal some of the mandatory minimum penalties found in the criminal code and Controlled Drugs and Substances Act. Describing the effort, Justice Minister David Lametti declared the government was “turning the page on a failed Conservative criminal justice policy.” While the Liberals might be turning the page, it’s still in the same playbook. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Lawson: Racial justice isn t served by mandatory minimum sentences in Canada Back to video Mandatory minimum penalties are a tool used by Parliament to ensure a baseline punishment accompanies a conviction for certain offences. The penalty had its heyday during the Stephen Harper “tough on crime” years. In that time, the number of federal offences that carried mandatory minimum penalties tripled from 24 to 72. ....
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SASKATOON For close to 20 years, Kofi Hope has been mentoring and working with Black youth in Toronto, including those who’ve been incarcerated. And he says Canada has a long way to go in addressing the social issues behind why “hurt people hurt people.” The former executive director of the non-profit Centre for Young Black Professionals urgently wants to see more investment in programs for those who’ve done jail time, but also investment in schools in low-income areas and more job opportunities. “It s a huge amount of work and we just don t have enough resources or frankly, care in society for people once someone becomes a ‘criminal.’ We justify having almost no empathy for them.” ....