In 1976, capital punishment was removed from the Canadian Legal System due to the amount of false convictions and the costs of the procedure. ... Statistics showed that in 1999, Canada's murder rate was 1.8 per 100,000 population and in the US, a country which still has capital punishment, the homicide rate was 5.7 per 100,000 population. ... Statistics showed that in 1999, Canada's murder rate was 1.8 per 100,000 population and in the US, a country which still has capital punishment, the homicide rate was 5.7 per 100,000 population. ... Statistics showed that in 1999, Canada's ...

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I believe that marijuana should be permanently decriminalized and not be considered a criminal offense whatsoever in Canada. The Canadian judiciary system wastes too much time on such meaningless cases and instead should focus their attention primarily on eliminating real crime dealing with real criminals within our nation. There are several valid reasons that I will address which indicate that Canada would be far better off if marijuana was to be decriminalized for a long period of time. ... However, this is still far more unlikely than one who smokes cigarettes, which have been legally re...

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So what makes Canada so different? ... Alchol in america is legal to drink when you are 21, while in Canada it is 19. ... Vancouver is one of canadas largest cities but a ten minute ferry ride and you will find Seattle, a city with roughly the same population as Vancouver. ... Canadians are also taxed harder than Americans, on average 30% of a Canadians pay cheque is taken away to pay for government services eg. ... Yet gun crimes in Canada are less than a quarter of America's. ...

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The death penalty in Canada was abolished in the year 1976; however the last public execution had taken place in 1962. ... It makes the uttermost sense for Canada to bring back capital punishment because it is the best way to ensure that justice is served. ... The need for capital punishment is vital in our society, it is in the best interest of the majority of the population and it supports positive law. ... That being said, I think capital punishment would definitely lower crime rates across Canada. ... Capital punishment needs to be reinstituted in our Canadian society because the world i...

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The question of whether Canada is a racist country and society has been debated to great length. ... It is also important however, to analyze the history of racism in Canada and observe how that has contributed to some of the racial "seeds" which can be found in the racism apparent today in Canadian society. ... Perhaps the most well known and documented case of early racism in Canada is the way the Canadian goverment treated the Chinese, Japanese, and South Asian immigrants which came over to Canada looking for a better financial situation and a better life. ... For exam...

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He learned that out of the 30 million people in Canada, 7 million own guns, 13% of the population is not white, and residents of Canada do not lock their doors. ... While in Canada, Moore compared American news telecasts to that of Canadians. Moore found that American telecasts sensationalized gun related murders, instilling fear into the American population. Canadian telecasts on the other hand, hardly even mention crime as a part of their news. Moore theorized, and I agree, that the media is at least partly responsible for instilling fear into the population, increasing gun related death...

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In many cases criminals share similar physical traits which the general population do not usually have. ... Canada's current rate of violent crime is one fifth of that of the United States, which proves that criminal behavior is not solely caused do to hereditary factors. ... As well Canada has a much stricter gun control law in comparison to the USA. ...

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In 1994, the average murder rate in death penalty states of a population of 100,00 was 8.0, for a non-death penalty state, 4.4. In Canada the homicide rate per 100,00 people was 3.09 in 1975; this was when they had the death penalty. In 1976 Canada got rid of the death penalty. ...

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Population, ethnicity, and inequality all contribute to the more popular urban. ... This is a direct result of the population. ... This same "urban-rural" difference has been found in Canada, England, Australia, and the Netherlands. ... The disappearance of certain institutions such as churches, families, and schools deny urban populations the chance to learn conventional social norms and values. ...

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In addition to this fact, Lott gives evidence that high crime neighborhoods with minority populations show immediate reductions in crimes when citizens begin to carry concealed handguns. ... Our Canadian culture has led us to believe that fewer guns will lead to less crime. ... Some variables not considered are minority populations, social-economical status, cultural diversity, and ethical moral beliefs in those countries. ...

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Each city's local gang was able to supply the needs of such a large population of people confined to such a small area. ... Greenberg had been transporting scotch from Canada across the Detroit River when he decided he needed to "expand his operations and needed a loan of $175,000... ...

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