Ottawa's bill repealing mandatory minimums doesn't go far enough
Mar 09, 2021•19 min
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Episode description
The federal government’s new Bill 22 repeals some of the offences that currently carry mandatory minimums, but it leaves quite a number still in place. Meghan McDermott says that any imposition of sentencing requirements on judges leads to problems with systemic racism within the justice system. Meghan McDermott is with the BC Civil Liberties Association.
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