Justice committee  In our case, we originally started with three convictions of first-degree murder. Unfortunately, in plea bargaining, the perpetrator got the sentence reduced to a minimum type of sentence for murder. We were told by the Crown prosecutors at the time that they honour that because

Justice committee  Our son's murderer was the first offender in Canada to be sentenced under the consecutive sentencing law. He was given a life sentence with no possibility of parole for 40 years. There was a sense of relief in knowing that we would not have to attend a parole hearing for 40 years