Capital punishment was removed from the Canadian Criminal Code in 1976.

It was replaced
with a mandatory life sentence without possibility of parole for 25 years for all first-degree
murders. In 1998 capital punishment was also removed from the Canadian National Defence Act,
bringing Canadian military law in line with civil law in Canada.
reintroduction of the death penalty in Canada is extremely unlikely
opposition to the death penalty increased in the 1990s and early 2000s, only 41 percent said they
would actually support its re-institution in Canada.
Among the reasons cited for banning capital punishment - fears about wrongful convictions,
concerns about the state taking people's lives, and uncertainty about the death penalty's role as a
deterrent for crime.
As a fully abolitionist country, the only Canadians at risk of execution are in foreign countries.
No, as two wrongs do not make a right
A government that has a hard time delivering the mail and other basic public services cannot be
trusted to make decisions pertaining to the taking of a citizens life
Capital punishment is not a deterrent and is not cost-effective.
Once someone dies, their soul is freed to be born again. Therefore, giving the death penalty to
even the most-depraved of murderers is still the wrong thing to do. These defective examples of
humanity should be locked up securely for as long as possible.
The state does not have any business killing its citizens. A lifetime of incarceration is a
suitable living hell.
The death penalty should not be reinstated in Canada two wrongs do not make a right.
Murder rates in the U.S. are much higher in states that have capital punishment. Lets look for
the root causes of crime..