News Analysis Proposed federal legislation could put someone in jail for 10 years for protesting outside a hospital, while other legislation promised by the Liberal government would reduce mandatory minimum sentences for many drug and weapon offences, including certain violent gun crimes. Bill C-3, whose second reading is in progress in the House, adds a…

BELGRADE—Bosnia’s outgoing international peace overseer decreed amendments to its criminal code on Friday to allow jail terms for the denial of the 1995 Srebrenica genocide, a frequently expressed view among nationalist Serbs. The decree by High Representative Valentin Inzko sets jail terms of up to five years for anyone who “publicly condones, denies, grossly trivializes…

There’s no law against sex-selective abortion in Canada, and a Conservative MP is hoping to change that. In the House of Commons on Feb. 26, Cathay Wagantall introduced a private member’s bill that would amend the Criminal Code to ban medical practitioners from performing an abortion sought solely because of the child’s genetic sex. Those…

Commentary The Liberal government introduced Bill C-21 in Parliament this week claiming that it would combat gun violence and keep Canadian communities safe. This is difficult to believe, because none of its provisions address violent crime or deal with the violent misuse of firearms. It does increase the maximum penalty for non-violent firearms crimes from 10…