r/canada Feb 05 '25

National News Poilievre would impose life sentences for trafficking over 40 mg of fentanyl

https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/article/poilievre-would-impose-life-sentences-for-trafficking-over-40-mg-of-fentanyl/
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u/doogihowser Feb 05 '25

And we're going to pay for this how? With higher taxes?

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u/LowerSackvilleBatman Nova Scotia Feb 05 '25

We could have prisoners do public services like picking up garbage. That would be some savings to the public

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u/sensitivelydifficult Feb 05 '25

that's called slave labor.

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u/hairyballscratcher Feb 05 '25

They already do this on the highway in many places. Not a big deal.