Canada does not extradite criminals to the US or any other countries where the death penalty is in practice, unless with assurances that the death penalty will not be used because the people of Canada think the death penalty should be abolished. ... The US, like Canada, should abolish the death penalty. ... This poll is quite parallel to the decision in 1977 to abolish the death penalty, where the vote in parliament was one hundred and thirty to one hundred and twenty-four. ... Although Canada officially abolished the death penalty in 1977, certain crimes can still result in a death sen...

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In 1977, legislation was passed by the Canadian Parliament regulating long guns for the first time, restructuring the availability of firearms, and increasing a variety of penalties . ... In 1977, the Canadian government took the initiative to legislate stricter gun control. ... Moreover, Canadians are exposed to American television (both entertainment and news programming) and, Canadians and Americans read many of the same books and magazines. ... From the study conducted by Sproule and Kennett the rate of violent crimes was five times greater in the U.S than Canada, and "al...

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When Michael Ryan, a mentally disturbed man in Hungerford, England, killed 17 people with a Kalashnikov rifle in 1987, English Parliament decided to enact a complete ban on all handguns in their country. ... This is the case as it is now in England, Australia, and is the direction in which Canada is going. ...

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