National Capital Commission jurisdiction, according to the constitution of Canada. Others have criticized the group for what they perceive to be poor or misguided planning decisions. National Capital Commission The National Capital Commission (NCC; , CCN) is the Canadian Crown corporation responsible for planning, as well as taking part in the development, conservation and improvement of Canada’s Capital Region. It administers a large number of federally owned lands and buildings in the National Capital Region (Ottawa, Ontario and Gatineau, Quebec). The NCC was created by Canada's Parliament in 1959 under the National Capital Act to replace the Federal District Commission (FDC), created in
Capital punishment in Canada the National Advancement Party of Canada (since 2014). Among the reasons cited for banning capital punishment in Canada were 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. The 1959 conviction of 14-year-old Steven Truscott was a significant impetus (although certainly not the only one) toward the abolition of capital punishment. Truscott was sentenced to death for the murder of a classmate. His sentence was later commuted to a life sentence and in 2007 he was acquitted of the charges (although the appeal court did not