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To All Canadians Priscilla de Villiers of CAVEAT (Canadians Against Violence Everywhere Advocating its Termination) asked me to send the following: Please print the message below, sign it and send it to your MP, House of Commons, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A6. (Print as many copies as you can for friends and family to sign.) Postage to your MP is free. A national conference on public safety, crime prevention and judicial reform called SafetyNet was held in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Sept. 18 - 19, 1994. Leading proponents of justice reform and victims' rights assembled to put together draft legislation and public policy to improve the safety of every Canadian. The first recommendation from the Parole Reform Committee is: THE REPEAL OF SECTION 745 OF THE CRIMINAL CODE. In 1976, CAPITAL PUNISHMENT for convicted murderers was abolished and Manditory Life (25 Years) imprisonment became the sentence without eligibility for parole until the convicted murderer had served 25 years of his sentence. Section 745 is a 'LOOPHOLE' which states that after serving ONLY 15 YEARS, 1st or 2nd degree murderers may apply to the court for a reduction of number of years of imprisonment without eligibility for parole. Between 500 - 600 murderers have 'right' to apply for a judicial review. The people say: 'LIFE MEANS LIFE' and 25 YEARS = 25 YEARS. The Charter of Rights guarantees life, liberty and security of the person for all Canadians, not just the offender, therefore, I ask that Parliament give immediate consideration to the removal of section 745 of the Criminal Code of Canada, for the protection of its citizens. Please vote for Bill C226 to REPEAL SECTION 745 OF THE CRIMINAL CODE. Signature:_____________________________________ Address & City: ________________________________________________________ (Call your MP and inform him/her that you are sending this to them today.)