Wednesday January 28th, 2015 – 11am
Posted Jan 28, 2015 11:38:12 AM.
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11:00 – Life in prison?
Jennifer Schulenberg, Professor, Sociology and Legal Studies, University of Waterloo
The Conservative Government is developing legislation that would mean some murderers will have no hope of parole. This would only apply to certain people convicted of first degree murder including killers of police and jail guards, anyone who kills during a sexual assault, kidnapping or act of terrorism as well as brutal murders. The legislation is expected to be tabled before parliament in June. Since Canada abolished the death penalty in 1976, the homicide rate has fallen to 1.44 victims per 100 thousand people – that’s the lowest rate since 1966. Meanwhile, opposition MPs say it would only make prisons more dangerous and they’d like to see a greater emphasis on rehabilitation of inmates. Professor in Sociology and Legal Studies at the University of Waterloo, Jennifer Schulenberg joins us to talk about the potential impact of this new legislation.
<read statement from Christiane Sadeler, Executive Director, WR crime prevention council>
11:30 – Remembering Kayla Baker
Organ donation feature by Hayley Zimak
Almost everyone in Waterloo Region remembers Kayla Baker…a lively young girl who lost her health battle much too soon. The Cambridge teen died on New Year’s Day at Toronto’s Sick Kids Hospital last year. She had been battling pulmonary fibrosis for three years. Before we speak with her Mom, Susan – who is now an Ambassador for the Lung Association’s national Breathing as One initiative – we hear more about Kayla’s life and legacy as 570′s Hayley Zimak focuses on the importance of organ donations.
Susan Tremblett, Ambassador for the Lung Association’s National Breathing as One initiative
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