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Canadian senator's comments resurrect death penalty debate
Capital punishment was abolished in Canada in 1976, but the Harper government’s point man in the Senate on crime issues has revived the issue with his suggestion that ropes be left in the prison cells of murderers so they can hang themselves if they so choose. Ottawa correspondent Amanda Pfeffer tells us about the outcry sparked by Senator Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu’s remarks.
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- http://www.boisvenu.ca/en/
- History of capital punishment in Canada
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