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Capital punishment was removed from the Canadian Criminal Code in 1976 and replaced with mandatory life sentences without parole for 25 years for first-degree murder. In 1998, it was also removed from the National Defence Act, aligning military law with civilian law. Reintroduction of the death penalty in Canada is unlikely due to increased opposition in the 1990s and 2000s where only 41% supported reinstating it. Reasons cited for banning capital punishment include fears of wrongful convictions, concerns a
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- Alexandra Tofan
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- EN