8 h. ago HUNTER: Twisted child porn fanboy had 5,700 hours of violent smut

An elderly child pornography aficionado must be wondering where Supreme Court of Canada Justice Mary Moreau is when you really need her. After all, it was Moreau who wrote the widely condemned Supreme Court decision decrying that a one-year mandatory minimum in jail for possessing child pornography, uh, violated the Charter. Conjured hypothetical scenarios created […]

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1 week ago Fraser dismisses using notwithstanding clause to overturn ruling on child pornography

OTTAWA — Justice Minister Sean Fraser has rejected calls to use the Constitution’s notwithstanding clause to overturn a Supreme Court of Canada ruling that said one-year mandatory minimum jail sentences for accessing or possessing child pornography violate the Charter of Rights. Fraser says the path forward involves policy choices and that the government is eyeing […]

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1 week ago Liberals rule out using notwithstanding clause to restore mandatory child porn sentences

Sean Fraser has ruled out using the notwithstanding clause to reverse a recent Supreme Court decision throwing out mandatory sentences

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1 week ago Steven Penney: This simple fix will keep child porn minimum sentences without Sec. 33

Judges should be required to impose minimum sentences, unless it would be 'grossly disproportionate' in the specific circumstances

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2 w. ago Nova Scotia opposes Supreme Court ruling to strike minimum sentences for child porn possession

In a 5-4 ruling last week, the court found that a one-year minimum sentence was unconstitutional

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2 w. ago LILLEY: Supreme Court wildly off base in child pornography ruling

In a 5-4 decision, majority strike down one-year mandatory minimum for child pornography using a made-up case and facts.

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2 w. ago Mandatory minimum child pornography sentences unconstitutional, Supreme Court rules

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada says the one-year mandatory minimum jail sentences for accessing or possessing child pornography are unconstitutional. In a ruling today, the top court says although the sentences contribute to the objectives of denunciation and deterrence, they also remove judges’ discretion to impose sentences other than imprisonment when appropriate. The […]

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2 w. ago Supreme Court rules against mandatory minimum child pornography sentences

The decision affirms a ruling of the Quebec Court of Appeal, which said the mandatory minimum sentences violated the Charter guarantee against cruel or unusual punishment.

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2 w. ago Supreme Court says mandatory minimum sentences for possession, access to child porn unconstitutional

The case involved a challenge to the sentencing rules brought forward by two men in Quebec who pleaded guilty to the offences

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2 w. ago Supreme Court strikes down 1 year mandatory minimum for possession and access to child porn

The case involved a challenge to the sentencing rules brought forward by two men in Quebec who pleaded guilty to the offences

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3 w. ago EU won’t ’lecture’ Canada as it pushes ahead with tech, AI regulation: Official

MONTREAL — The European Union’s democracy commissioner said he won’t “lecture” Canada or any other country as the EU pushes ahead on regulating tech platforms and artificial intelligence. Michael McGrath, the EU commissioner for democracy, justice, the rule of law and consumer protection, is visiting Canada, as the Liberal government pursues an AI policy that […]

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