Manitoba premier says people with child porn should be buried under prisons
- On Nov. 3, 2025, Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew stood with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Ontario Premier Doug Ford denouncing the Supreme Court of Canada ruling as confusing to the average person.
- The high court last week ruled the one-year mandatory minimum jail sentences for accessing or possessing child pornography unconstitutional in a 5-4 decision, citing removal of judges' discretion.
- Speaking at the AFN assembly, Kinew told reporters Monday that 'Child sexual abuse images and video, this is like one of the worst things that anyone can do,' and added 'They should put you into general population, if you know what I mean.'
- Kinew criticized other provinces' use of the notwithstanding clause, noting Manitoba has never invoked it, while opposition leaders demanded Ottawa overrule the court with it.
- Kinew recently introduced a bill requiring judges to weigh in whenever Manitoba invokes the notwithstanding clause, noting other provinces like Quebec and Saskatchewan have applied it for religious symbols and children under 16.
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Manitoba’s NDP Premier Joins Conservative Leaders in Condemning Supreme Court Ruling on Child Porn
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew is joining Conservative leaders in condemning a Supreme Court ruling that says mandatory minimum jail sentences for child pornography offences are unconstitutional. “Child sexual abuse images and video, this is like one of the worst things that anyone can do,” Kinew told reporters at an unrelated event on Nov. 3. “Not only should (you) go to prison for a long time, they should bury you under the prison. You shouldn’t g…
According to Wab Kinew, the possession of child pornography images is one of the worst possible things.
Child porn offenders should be buried under a prison, Manitoba premier says
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew stirred up controversy Monday in denouncing a Supreme Court of Canada ruling on child pornography and calling for offenders to be buried underneath prisons.
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