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Why Canadian courts are striking down mandatory minimum sentences for some of the worst crimes imaginable
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Why Canadian courts are striking down mandatory minimum sentences for some of the worst crimes imaginable
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20 JULY 2026
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Recently Canadians have watched with disbelief as courts have struck down mandatory minimum sentences for some of the most heinous crimes our society recognizes: the sexual abuse of children.
Within a month, Canadians saw an Ontario Superior Court strike down the five-year mandatory minimum for incest with a child, yet the Supreme Court reinstated the six-month mandatory minimum for soliciting a child for prostitution. What exactly is goin…
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