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Dennis Baker

By Dennis Baker

Dennis Baker is an associate professor of political science at the University of Guelph.

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Supreme Court of Canada Chief Justice Richard Wagner waits with other members of the Supreme Court on October 28, 2021 in Ottawa. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press.
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The notwithstanding clause is the wrong way to fix a bad 'life without parole' Supreme Court decision

allowing judges to extend parole ineligibility in a flexible manner would provide the means for Parliament to reassert its control over sentencing policy, while also continuing to improve criminal justice sentencing policy rather than simply gainsaying an erroneous judicial decision.

Dennis Baker - Posted on August 19, 2022
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