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Right move, not far enough
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Although parole revisions proposed last week by
Solicitor General James Kelleher are certainly a step In
the right direction, they do not go far enough. Nor is it
likely , that such a bill will be drafted, introduced' and
passed before the next federal election expected later this
year.
Certainly Mr. ' Kelleher's- proposal would appear
designed to answer the increasing frustration which
Canadians feel about' their justice (or lack of justice..
system and in particular, a parole system Which mere and
more does not appear to protect them -against violent
criminals.
Continuing studies into the system have done little but
confirm that it is impossible to reliably
group of violent offenders is likely p go sera ghfrom r
early release from prison. Yet parole boards continue to
release even violent offenders on da
have served just one-sixth of their sentence, To ole ell elir gible
for full -parole, just one third of the original sentence must
have been served.
east year's brutal ra : e and killing of a young Toronto
woman by a convicted:violent offender who had walked
f� ,,Q .
,3. �� 0Y} -;1 a -;hat ayhouse to that city contributed no
trderabfy to a , move for the reforms. Parole
t::1�a1 aar. �ihoweverowQ ld,rlikel
,�!'ts-fir � y point, to another nine
violent offende s Who
.::,as:,wdence did no fh him_
fit th t run afoul
e syst works:...
That's hogwash Canadians know better. They are
getting fed up with a system that appears to them as one
which cares more for the offender than the victim.: In a
society which wants to do ;ever, hiri it n t
human. rights, many feed- the ipenl�um has • .can,
asspr
and the victim o g too far
b ; , •+ :,. forgotten a r
Serve
Keileher's proposal, a prisoner would have to
serve at least half his sentence or 10 years, whichever
comes first — before being eligible for full parole.
Prisoners would not be eligible for da
role unless the
are within six months of full -parole eligibility. The idea is
to make the tame -served more accurateely reflect the full
-sentence,' which- itwould certain ly.dn_
However;, the proposed changes would also probably
• result in another turn of events as trial judges, most of
whom take the parole system into account when
sentencing, .would reduce their sentences accordingly.
Then again, the' judges could continue handing out the
sentences as they now do, adding even more to the
problem of our overcrowded prisons as prisoners are kept
in the system longer.
Obviously there is no easy solution, but one thing is
certain any reform in the parole system must also be
accompanied with clearly defined sentencing guidelines.
Perhaps then Canadians may begin to feel confident that
they are being protected by that systema
Who is better qualified to determine the length of
sentence for the prisoner, a judge working with a
framework of clear guidelines who has direct
knowledge of the crime, the prisoner, his previous record,
and any mitigating or aggravating circumstances worthy
of consideration —or well-meaning parole officials limited
to second guessing after the fact?
"If you'do the crime, then you pay the time," is a motto
some convict or group of convicts coined some time ago.
on the surface, at least, it makes sense. Unfortunately,
such is not the. case and at present, the time Spent almost
never measures up to the crime.
It's time to change that and Mr. Kelleher's proposal is a
beginning. if it dies without being at least Introduced to the
house before the election, however, it will go down as being
nothing more than too little, too late.
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JUNE 1941
With sirens screeching and anti-
aircraft batteries barking, the Bank •
Nite gathering in front of the
Wingham Town Hall was given an
idea of what takes place in London
when an air raid is in progress. The
recording startled many and the
local firemen rushed to find the
location of the fire. Chief Allen and
Constable Deyell`: were quickly on
the job to find out-nwhat was going on • r
and the excitement grew until it was s
found to be imitation air raid.
Murray Rae, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Donald Rae, who has been on the
staff of the Canadian Bank of re
Commerce, Atwood, was tran- s
sferred to the Port Stanley branch. pr
The choir of Wingham United
Church held a social hour at . the a
parsonage and presented the choir h
leader, Miss Tena Reid, with a Ho
beautiful silver tea service. Miss fi
Reid has resigned as choir leader as U
she is being married this month. ' a
Mr. and Mrs. William's'. Coulter of H
Turnberry announce the sc
engagetnent of their elder daughter, E
Jean, Reg.N., to Cedril George
Moffat, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Ica
Moffat, Turnberry. The marriage be
will take place the ,latter part of How
June. Re
The death _ of seven year..old lif
Donald Hueston, son ef•Mr. and Mrs. se
Knowlson J. ttueston of Gor>t�ie, vol
saddened the hearts of all in this .
istriet. The accident took Once
one
when Donald -414111i 'ch
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Anger, were 0lay4
dant.
Jt;ji1'E
rem Of the*
the
t,'s
be
by January of 1955. The school at
Brussels, Which • costs
proximately' 35,000 a year
maintain, is made up of only
classroom with about a dozen
and one teacher, Mrs. Pearl Wil
who will accompany the class
Wingham,
Shirley Moffat of RR 3, Blyth
Mary Frances Currie of Wing
were appointed• assis
ecreational directors •for
rammer recreational program a
meeting of Wingham Recreat The girls will work un
the direction of Vic Loughlea
creation director, in conducting
ix -week summer recreation
ogram.
Barbara Gaunt, daughter of
nd Mrs. Edgar G. Gaunt, Belgrav passed her second year
Hors English and French wi
rst class honors at West
niversity, London. She w
warded. two scholarships; th
ur-on County Scholarship and th
holarrhip for second year hono
nglish-andl encla:
Frank "Red" Houghton, we
own .young; athlete in town, ha
en pointed • lifeguard a
son's Dam: by the Wingha
creation Council. The hiring of
egua•:rd- for the darn 'follow
veral= near -accidents there hr -
wing children, Frank has bee
instrumental: in rescuing more tha
of these children so is we
alifledfor the j+ b.
t Convocation exercises at t
iversity of Toronto, James - S
son of Mr. and Mrs, W. Stanley
119 of Wingham, was awarded the
ee of Doctor of i ted cine. He
Soonbegin i erthhi_.. at
p Toronto
MI Hospital.
ie iteenant Shirley Clarke of the
v i ny has recanted an
t Ake Pairfield corps
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on July :1. She has served in
Wingham for the past 18 months.
JUNE' 1964
Meeting at a special session, the
congregation of St. • Andrew's
Presbyterian • Church decided . to
erect a new building. This will
replace the old church which was
damaged when part of the north wall
ollapsed a few weeks ago. The new
tructure will cost over $100,000.
Ten -year-old Terry Reid, won the
Wingham Volunteer Fire Brigade
laque for the most proficient Cub of
e year. The award is made an-
ually. Terry is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Irving Reid of Wingham.
The CBC farms and fisheries
epartment has announced the
ppointment of `Robert Carbert, son
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Carbert of
ingham, as farm commentator on
e Toronto staff. Bob, former farm
rector at CKNX, left Wingham in
958 to join the Canadian Federation
Agriculture in Ottawa.
Construction of a new garage
` �g'to house McClure Motors is
well on the way on the location south
th*e'Kerr Construction building on
asephine Street. The foundation of •
large, modern structure has
completed_ and workmen have
tasted to lay cement blocks for the
walls and partitions.
William Elston, well-known
rris Township farmer, of RR 4,
gham, was'elected president of
Huron Liberal Association when
associatioir held its annual
eetiing fallowing a dinner at
NE 1974
Y°Iowick Township reside nta will be
e to obtain a special occasion
uor license as a result of an
ction. About four out of five
ers registered a "yes" vote;
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