Minister: society can’t accept honour killings

Canada’s Public Safety Minister Peter Van Loan opened the door to tougher penalties for honor killings, saying it is a crime Canadian society cannot accept: “This notion that it is appropriate to kill a family member because of your disapproval of their lifestyle or choices like that is simply unacceptable in our society, I have a very serious problem with that.”

via:[http://www.edmontonsun.com/news/canada/2009/07/28/10294441-sun.html]

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