The Death Penalty and Sex Murder in Canadian History by Carolyn Strange;

Author:Carolyn Strange; [Неизв.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: University of Toronto Press

The sole Albertan in the federal cabinet, Minister of Agriculture D.S. Harkness, did his best to assure his provincial counterparts that Balcer’s parole directive would hold, but the Alberta premier, Ernest Manning, refused to play along. The solicitor general’s instruction to the Parole Board was “meaningless,” since McCorquodale’s anticipated transfer to a mental institution would allow psychiatrists to release him if they wished.39 In Manning’s eyes, the minister’s behaviour was stark evidence of federal incompetence and high handedness. More fundamentally, he complained, “I think the policy of wholesale commutations is utterly indefensible and makes a mockery of our courts and the whole administration of justice.”40

Image 6.3 The need for stronger measures to keep Canadians safe from sexual psychopaths (despite the spelling error) received nationwide coverage after the controversial commutation of Ronald McCorquodale’s death sentence. St. John’s Evening Telegram, 30 August 1960.

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