A great read, gives one clarity on sentencing

Somebody in this government needs to go back to law school

Another fall in Ottawa, another sitting of Parliament — we’re all a summer older and the Harper government still hasn’t learned a thing about passing criminal laws that work.

Let’s recap, just for laughs: When the House of Commons adjourned for the summer the Conservatives — as they love to do — were talking tough on crime. The courts, on the other hand, were paying close attention to logic and constitutionality of the government’s criminal justice agenda.

And we all know how that turned out. Minimum sentences, mandatory victim fines and the retroactive elimination of parole – all Conservative legislation, all declared unconstitutional by the courts.

And the government’s losing streak continues: Last week, the Ontario Court of Appeal declared a fundamental aspect of the ‘Truth in Sentencing Act’ to be unconstitutional.

Read More: http://www.ipolitics.ca/2014/09/18/somebody-in-this-government-needs-to-go-back-to-law-school/