Death Penalty in Canada

Should it be bought back to the Canadian justice system.

Yes or No

Paul Bernardo Karla Homolka

History

• 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.

• In 1976, capital punishment was removed from the Canadian legal system and the maximum sentence was changed to life imprisonment.