This week, we’re speaking about sentencing law, with Jonathan Rudin, the program director of Aboriginal Legal Services.
Topics: removing restrictions on conditional sentences (Sharma), parole eligibility for murder offences (Bissonnette), community impact statements and more!
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⚫ How do the Charter issues in Sharma challenge the constitutionality of restrictions of conditional sentences? (5:41)
⚫ How is the Quebec City mosque shooting case re-engaging the conversation on parole eligibility for offences involving multiple murders? (17:28)
⚫ How can community impact statements be used in the sentencing process to reflect the harm and impact of crimes on a community? (28:25)
⚫ Our Ask-Me-Anything segment, featuring questions submitted by patrons of the Lawyered community (39:05)
🔵 How the criminal justice system has addressed the sentencing of Aboriginal persons, post-Gladue? (44:18)
🔵 Will Bill C-22 (which would repeal mandatory minimums for drug offences) represent a shift towards repealing mandatory minimums on a wholesale basis? (40:08)
🔵 How has the Truth in Sentencing Act (Bill C-25) impacted the role of pre-trial custody? (46:24)
🔵 What are some factors that would influence whether a convicted person ought to receive an incarceration offence as opposed to a fine? (49:17)
🔵 Do you think that any of s. 718 Criminal Code sentencing factors are/should be more determinative than others in sentencing decisions? (50:34)