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Manitoba Premier Kinew asks PM Carney for sentencing, parole overhaul
Premier Kinew calls for tougher penalties and parole board reforms after Shawn Lamb's release, highlighting gaps in Canada’s handling of serial killer sentences.
- Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew urged Prime Minister Mark Carney to reconsider sentencing and parole eligibility for repeat violent offenders after sending a two-page letter dated Nov. 17 and raising the issue at the Manitoba Legislature, Winnipeg.
- The release of Shawn Lamb, who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the 2012 deaths of Carolyn Sinclair and Lorna Blacksmith, prompted calls for parole reform earlier this month.
- Kinew's two-page letter calls for stronger Criminal Code sentences for serial killers and a review of the parole board's composition plus new oversight or independent review mechanisms for serious violent offences.
- Advocates and the premier have publicly questioned statutory-release outcomes as Giganawenimaanaanig urged consecutive sentencing earlier this month and Wab Kinew said he had not received a reply from Prime Minister Mark Carney.
- Kinew wrote that the release `is not justice` and `disgusts` many Canadians, arguing court testimony says Lamb killed Carolyn Sinclair and Lorna Blacksmith using an axe handle and strangulation, while a third charge involving Tanya Nepinak was stayed.
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Premier of Manitoba calls upon Mark Carney following the release of the murderer Shawn Lamb.
·Montreal, Canada
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Manitoba Premier Kinew asks PM Carney for sentencing, parole overhaul (Canada)
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew has asked the prime minister for stiffer sentences for repeat or serial killers, citing the recent release of one killer that Kinew says "disgusts" him. In a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney, Kinew said he also wants changes to the parole system in the wake o...
·Kelowna, Canada
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