Ok, here from the govt. website, these are the offences being changed from mandatory minimums:
To address the over-incarceration rate of Indigenous peoples, as well as Black and marginalized Canadians, MMPs for the following offences would be repealed:
Using a firearm or imitation firearm in commission of offence (two separate offences)
Paragraphs 85(3)(a) and (b): MMPs of 1 year (first offence) and 3 years (second and subsequent offence)
Possession of firearm or weapon knowing its possession is unauthorized (two separate offences)
Paragraphs 92(3)(b) and (c): MMP of 1 year (second offence) and 2 years less a day (third and subsequent offence)
Possession of prohibited or restricted firearm with ammunition
Paragraphs 95(2)(i) and (ii): MMPs of 3 years (first offence) and 5 years (second and subsequent offence)
Possession of weapon obtained by commission of offence
Paragraph 96(2)(a): MMP of 1 year
Weapons trafficking (excluding firearms and ammunition)
Subsection 99(3): MMP of 1 year
Possession for purpose of weapons trafficking (excluding firearms and ammunition)
Subsection 100(3): MMP of 1 year
Importing or exporting knowing it is unauthorized
Subsection 103(2.1): MMP of 1 year
Discharging firearm with intent
Paragraph 244(2)(b): MMP of 4 years
Discharging firearm — recklessness
Paragraph 244.2(3)(b): MMP of 4 years
Robbery with a firearm
Paragraph 344(1)(a.1): MMP of 4 years
Extortion with a firearm
Paragraph 346(1.1)(a.1): MMP of 4 years
https://www.canada.ca/en/department-...-repealed.html
Am I missing somthing? So armed robbery, robbery with a replica fire arm, extortion with a firearm, carrying an illegal farm arm, discharge of a firearm, have all had the minimum sentence scapped..
Seems pretty straight forward from the govt. website itself.
As I said, I completely agree with the drug portion of it. However I can’t help myself but think of that Simpson’s episode where Bart is stuck in the remedial classroom
“So we’re going to do away with gun crime..by getting softer on gun crime..”