A Proud Day In Canadian History
On This Day - July 14, 1976
I cannot begin to imagine the frustration of the wrongly convicted. In my view this is a mighty strong argument against capital punishment.
Does the government have the right to take the life of one of its citizens? For the first time, the Canadian government says no. After a decade of fierce debate and an impassioned, last-minute speech by Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, the House of Commons narrowly passes Bill C-84, abolishing the death penalty in Canada.James Driskel, Romeo Phillion, Thomas Sophonow, David Milgaard, Donald Marshall Jr., Guy Paul Morin, Simon Marshall,William Mullins-Johnson, Steven Truscott, Erin Walsh and Anthony Hanemaayer are all Canadians who spent time in jail for crimes they did not commit.
I cannot begin to imagine the frustration of the wrongly convicted. In my view this is a mighty strong argument against capital punishment.
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