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"Most voters said no" I'm curious about your argument. The death penalty was suspended, limited, limited again, and finally the last loopholes allowing it in
by beloch 11y ago
"Most voters said no"
I'm curious about your argument. The death penalty was suspended, limited, limited again, and finally the last loopholes allowing it in special case were closed by the passing of more than one bill by parliament, none of which were referendums. Are you basing this on polls?
- pakled_engineer 11y agoBasing it on representatives who campaigned with abolitionist policy who were elected like Pearson and Trudeau. Constituents also let their MPs know in the 1980s the attempt to reinstate executions wouldn't be tolerated so it failed to pass, of course back when representative democracy sort of worked and parties weren't just hawkish theatre like they are now.