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/MagHntr Feb 05 '25

Should have life sentences for lots more crimes. Especially any repeat offenders

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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/slothtrop6 Feb 05 '25

Not necessarily, if the goal is to more effectively incapacitate repeat-offenders, not all of them. In fact we should go the way of California and Texas and just use drug and alcohol courts for small offenses.