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House Government Bill
39th Parliament, 1st Session
April 3, 2006 - September 14, 2007
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An Act to amend the Criminal Code (minimum penalties for offences involving firearms) and to make a consequential amendment to another Act
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Minister of Justice
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First Reading in the Senate
(2007-05-30)
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Aboriginal peoples and mandatory sentencing.
Chartrand, Larry N. Osgoode Hall law journal, 39:449-67, nos. 2/3 2001
Australia's 1996 gun law reforms: faster falls in firearm deaths, firearm suicides, and a decade without mass shootings.
Chapman, S., P. Alpers, K. Agho and M. Jones. Injury prevention, 12:365-72, Nov. 2006
Directing traffic at the crossroads of criminal justice and mental health: conditional sentencing after the judgment in Knoblauch.
Roberts, Julian V. Alberta law review, 39:788-809, April 2002
Évolution et conséquence de la réforme de la sentence au Canada.
Roberts, Julian V. Sociologie et sociétés, 33:67-83, printemps 2001
Explaining the cultural and symbolic resonance of zero tolerance in contemporary criminal justice.
Ismaili, Karim. Contemporary justice review, 6:255-64, Sept. 2003
Homicide in Canada, 2005.
Dauvergne, Mia and Geoffrey Li. Juristat, 26:1-25, Nov. 2006
Mandatory minimum prison sentencing and systematic racism.
Mirza, Faizal R. Osgoode Hall law journal, 39:491-512, nos. 2/3 2001
Mandatory minimum sentences of imprisonment: exploring the consequences for the sentencing process.
Roberts, Julian V. Osgoode Hall law journal, 39:305-27, nos. 2/3 2001
Mandatory minimum sentences: a utilitarian perspective.
Gabor, Thomas. Canadian journal of criminology, 43:385-404, July 2001
Minimum terms of imprisonment in murder, just deserts and the sentencing guidelines.
Valier, Claire. Criminal law review, pp. 326-35, May 2003
Public attitudes to sentencing in Canada: exploring recent findings.
Roberts, Julian V., Nicole Crutcher and Paul Verbrugge. Canadian journal of criminology and criminal justice, 49:75-107, Jan. 2007
Sentencing changes rock the boat.
Van Rhijn, Judy. Canadian lawyer, 30:53-4, Sept. 2006
Strategies of governance and Canadian sentencing legislation, 1984-1997.
Hatt, Ken. Canadian journal of law and society, 14:101-29, Fall 1999
'Striking out' as crime reduction policy: the impact of 'three strikes' laws on crime rates in U.S. cities.
Kovandzic, Tomislav V., John J. Sloan and Lynne M. Vieraitis. JQ: Justice quarterly, 21:207-39, June 2004
The political attractiveness of mandatory minimum sentences.
Doob, Anthony N. Osgoode Hall law journal, 39:287-304, nos. 2/3 2001
Victim impact statements and the sentencing process: recent developments and research.
Roberts, Julian V. Criminal law quarterly, 47:365-96, May 2003
Party Press Releases
Augmentation des peines minimales d’incarcération : le gouvernement fait fausse route en misant sur une mesure inefficace (Bloc Québécois) (Available in French only)
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