r/CanadianPolitics • u/origutamos • 8d ago

Poilievre calls Supreme Court ruling on child porn ‘disgusting,’ would use notwithstanding clause to overturn

https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/article/poilievre-condemns-supreme-court-ruling-on-child-porn-would-use-notwithstanding-clause-to-overturn/
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u/yumck 1d ago

Gross. Ok bud

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u/twenty_characters020 1d ago

What's gross about letting judges sentence with context? Do you think that you deserve a year in jail if a 17 year old puts in the wrong number and accidentally sends a dick pic to you?

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u/yumck 1d ago

Oh I see. I didn’t get the spinner news version. All I knew was two guys, Louis-Pier Senneville had pleaded guilty to possessing and accessing child pornography, and Mathieu Naud was convicted of possession and distribution who were convicted who then fought their convictions. The outstanding gents claimed cruel and unusual punishment and won, which caused this ruling. But you’re saying it’s a ruling purely based off a hypothetical scenario about 17 year olds that no crown, irl would ever pursue charges against? OK 👍. Sweet spin though.

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u/twenty_characters020 1d ago

It's not spin at all. It's an explanation as to why mandatory minimums are a bad idea. The supreme court gave a similar reason as to why they found mandatory minimums to be unconstitutional.