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PROMISES MADE: PARTIALLY KEPT – There will still be unconstitutional mandatory minimum sentences on the books.

Posted byDennis Reeve 8 December 20218 December 2021
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/liberals-remove-mmps-from-criminal-code-1.6276568
Posted byDennis Reeve8 December 20218 December 2021Posted inUncategorized

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