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2024-02-10 01:49:52 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 496EA8FA28450DEE668F260282F92D969095193ADF9586E90EC27ED8747577DA
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Bringing back Harper-era mandatory minimums won’t work: “Mandatory minimums across the board—there is scientific consensus that they are ineffective and they don't make anyone any safer“ “There’s no evidence that mandatory minimums make communities safer or deter crime,” https://nationalmagazine.ca/en-ca/articles/law/in-depth/2022/rolling-back-harper-era-sentencing-laws https://policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/may-2018/cleaning-up-the-mandatory-minimums-mess/ https://www.ctvnews.ca/mobile/canada/harper-s-tough-on-crime-agenda-dealt-a-legal-blow-by-scc-1.2325934 https://www.aptnnews.ca/national-news/critics-say-ottawas-changes-to-mandatory-minimum-sentences-dont-go-far-enough/
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