For many years, capital punishment has the legal impose of death as a penalty for violating the criminal law. Throughout history people have been put to death for various forms of unlawful activity. The Method of execution in Canada has been death by hanging until after its abolition by Parliament in a free vote in 1976. However, supporters of capital punishment were still asking for its return until the Parliament voted again in 1987 not to reinstate the death penalty, by confirming its ban. Capital Punishment can be defined as "The penalty for death for the commission of a crime." …
