On April 27, 2009, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) appeared before the federal Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights to speak out against the introduction of mandatory minimum sentences for drug crimes. CCLA has long opposed the use of such sentences in all areas of Canadian law, and believes that they are particularly dangerous in the context of drug crimes. In its submissions to the Committee, CCLA highlighted the injustice that can result from the imposition of rigid mandatory minimum sentences and urged the rejection of this blunt approach to criminal punishment.
To read CCLA’s submission to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights click here.
