Alexandre Bissonnette, the killer at Quebec’s Grand Mosque, will be able to apply for parole 25 years since the Supreme Court ruled on Friday that consecutive sentences were unconstitutional.
The verdict was immediately met with failure at the Islamic cultural center where the shooting took place that left six dead and five injured in January 2017.
Justice Minister and Attorney General David Lametti responded to the decision of the country’s highest court.
Our position is clear: we recognize the judge’s discretionary power to impose a longer period of disqualification, if necessary. However, we will respect the court’s decision and carefully consider its implications and the way forward.he said in a press release.
In essence, Ottawa will review the decision to see how it is possible to find a balance between the principle of rehabilitation and the severity of sentences according to the crimes committed.
A disobedience
The strongest political reaction came from the Conservative Party of Canada, whose Deputy Leader Luc Berthold spoke on this issue, to the RDI.
It is frustrating, it is an insult, to me, to the families of the victims and to the victims of this series of killings. What you should understand in today’s Supreme Court ruling is that the judge only forced the families to relive the whole tragedy for 25 years because it gave authority to the parole board to decide if the perpetrators of these killings could be released. or nothe launched.
The deputy leader of the New Democratic Party, Alexandre Boulerice, believes on his part that this is necessary more importantly, it makes it more difficult to access very dangerous weapons such as assault weapons, but also [s’attaquer] to radicalization, to the fact that social media such as Twitter and Facebook can be used to – like Alexandre Bissonnette – make young men, above all, dangerous for society and very violent..
Quebec mayor Bruno Marchand, reacted on Twitter, saying he believes there it is not my duty to comment on the work of justice. Our collective duty is to put everything in place to prevent other tragic events. Now, I have even more thoughts for the destroyed families, the ones still living with the enormous consequences of this horrible January night. These are the people who deserve our full consideration today.
Source: Radio-Canada
