Death Penalty in Canada 1844-1865
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Re: Death Penalty in Canada 1844-1865
 Hopeful_Helper
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Posted: 5 Mar 2009 3:27PM GMT |
Classification: Query
For a start, try Googling for +"death penalty" +canada
An overwhelming number of hits.
By the way, according to Amnesty International at http://www.amnesty.ca/deathpenalty/canada.php,
"Between 1892 and 1961, the penalty for all murders in Canada was death by hanging. In 1961, an act of Parliament divided murder into capital and non-capital categories.
"The first private bill calling for abolition of the death penalty was introduced in 1914. In 1954, rape was removed from capital offenses. In 1956, a parliamentary committee recommended exempting juvenile offenders from the death penalty, providing expert counsel at all stages of the proceedings and the institution of mandatory appeals in capital cases."
An overwhelming number of hits.
By the way, according to Amnesty International at http://www.amnesty.ca/deathpenalty/canada.php,
"Between 1892 and 1961, the penalty for all murders in Canada was death by hanging. In 1961, an act of Parliament divided murder into capital and non-capital categories.
"The first private bill calling for abolition of the death penalty was introduced in 1914. In 1954, rape was removed from capital offenses. In 1956, a parliamentary committee recommended exempting juvenile offenders from the death penalty, providing expert counsel at all stages of the proceedings and the institution of mandatory appeals in capital cases."