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Ottawa

The philosophy of mandatory minimums

By Aaron Wherry

The Associate Minister of Defence and former Toronto police chief comments on this weekend’s shooting at the Eaton Centre.

“Some of these people obviously need to be taught a lesson,” Mr. Fantino said. “We haven’t been able to effectively get their attention. That’s why some of some of these sentences, severe sentences and mandatory sentences are absolutely critical.”