Overview
- In a Nov. 17 letter, Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew asked Prime Minister Mark Carney to strengthen Criminal Code penalties for serial or repeat violent offenders.
- Kinew called for a rethinking of parole eligibility for repeat violent offenders and for the Parole Board of Canada to include more diverse perspectives.
- He proposed independent or specialized review mechanisms for parole decisions involving serious violent offences to better protect public safety.
- Shawn Lamb, convicted of manslaughter in the 2012 deaths of Carolyn Sinclair and Lorna Blacksmith, was released this month under statutory release after serving two‑thirds of a 20‑year sentence.
- The premier said he has not received a reply, while the MMIWG advocacy group Giganawenimaanaanig urged Ottawa to allow consecutive sentences in multiple‑homicide cases.