Published In
Supreme Court Law Review
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2019
Subjects
Penal Policy, Canada, Supreme Court
Abstract
The nearly three decades in which Beverley McLachlin was a member of the Supreme Court, including as Chief Justice, witnessed a number of shifts in Canadian penal policy and in the reach and impact of criminal law. During the Harper decade (2006 to 2015) in which the federal Conservatives enjoyed a majority government led by Prime Minister Stephen Harper, criminal justice policy took a turn toward the punitive. The federal government tore a page out of the American legislative handbook and sought to “govern through crime”, albeit in a more restrained Canadian style.
Citation Details
Debra Parkes, "Punishment and Its Limits" (2019) 88 Sup Ct L Rev 351.