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Originally Posted by MonaTone
I kind of took him bringing up a 3-Strikes law as something to play it up to folks who love that kind of tough talk. My conservative parents eat that up and I remember California's 3-strike laws being a favourite talking point of adults when I was growing up.
How to achieve it in Canadian law and what charter or judicial changes are needed are beyond my current understanding. I sense the provinces have a lot more say than pp makes it seem in a sound bite.
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The courts have generally found that mandatory sentences are unconstitutional, because they remove judicial discretion. So PP would need to used NWS - but that only lasts 5 years, so it’s silly.