History
What year was the official last execution in Canada?
1962
The Death Penalty was first introduced in Canada during the colonial period. True or False?
True
What is the highest Degree of Murder?
First-Degree Murder
Where did the last execution in Canada take place?
Toronto's Don Jail
What were the method/methods of execution in Canada?
Hanging (Shooting in Military)
What degree of murder is intentional and premeditated?
First-Degree Murder
What year did Canada officially abolished the death penalty for all civilian crimes?
1976
What country has the highest rate of executions in the world.
China
Both Degrees of murder have the same sentence, but the only difference is the time of possibility of parole.
True
What year did the capital punishment finally end in Canada including under the National Defence Act?
1998
What is the maximum penalty in Canada today?
Life imprisonment without the possibility of parole for 25 years
Before the Death penalty was abolished in Canada, did individuals who were guilty of second-degree murder sentenced the death penalty?
No because Second-degree murder is Non-Capital offence so the Capital Punishment (The Death Penalty) wouldn't apply.
Where and what year did the last Canadian military execution take place?
Italy in 1945
If a murder is committed during another serious crime but it was not planned would the individual be given the maximum penalty?
Yes, because the murder was committed during another serious crime which becomes First-degree murder resulting in the maximum penalty.