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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 at the Manitoba Legislature, Winnipeg to reconsider sentencing and parole eligibility for repeat violent offenders after sending a two-page letter dated Nov. 17.
- 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 after his statutory release 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 with new oversight or specialized review mechanisms for serious violent offences.
- Kinew told reporters Tuesday he had not received a reply from Prime Minister Mark Carney and publicly asked what benefit to society there is in releasing a serial killer.
- Kinew wrote that the release `is not justice` and `disgusts` many Canadians, arguing court testimony says Lamb killed Ms. Sinclair and Ms. Blacksmith at different times and a third charge was stayed.
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Manitoba Premier Kinew asks PM Carney for sentencing, parole overhaul
WINNIPEG — 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.
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