-- REGINA -- Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall is weighing in on a National Parole Board decision that will see convicted Calgary child killer and multiple rapist Harold David Smeltzer released on day parole to a Regina halfway house.Of course, not everybody agrees with that sentiment...
Speaking to reporters on Friday, Wall said some changes may be in order and he'll raise his concerns when the nation's premiers meet Monday in Ottawa with Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
"Maybe it's time that our parole system -- maybe the parole board itself -- needs to be reviewed, the processes that are used. Maybe its structure needs to be reviewed."
"Maybe there ought to be a permanent victim's representation on that board."
-- OTTAWA -- Opposition MPs, including Liberals who have worked on justice issues, say they would plunge the country into another federal election before agreeing to a slate of Conservative proposals that would see convicted criminals treated more harshly.Yeah... those guys.
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