Local Tories want return to Harper-era mandatory minimum sentences

Local Tories want return to Harper-era mandatory minimum sentences

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Two local Tory politicians say reimposing mandatory minimum sentences, harkening back to the Stephen Harper era, would help address residents’ concerns about crime. Wellington-Halton Hills MPP Joseph Racinsky launched an online petition earlier this month calling on the federal government to reinstate mandatory minimum sentences to “ensure real consequences, unavoidable jail time…