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The last application of the death penalty in Canada was in 1962, it's been outlawed even in cases of treason since 1999. I'm very confident that no Canadian pol

The last application of the death penalty in Canada was in 1962, it's been outlawed even in cases of treason since 1999. I'm very confident that no Canadian politician with any level of influence is looking to change that.

waihtis 3y ago
In the span of human existence, that is a very short time period
- saagarjha 3y ago
  This applies to a lot of the things you take for granted today, like clean running water, electricity, and climate control.
  - waihtis 3y ago
    Yes. What is your point?
    - saagarjha 2y ago
      We’ve done a lot of things relatively recently that are good and pointing at something as “only a temporary thing that we can revert” is not always a good mindset to have