Given what is known about capital punishment in the United States, which of the following would be most likely to receive this sentence if Canada reintroduced the death penalty?
A)a white man who murders a white man
B)a white man who murders an Aboriginal man
C)an Aboriginal man who murders an Aboriginal man
D)an Aboriginal man who murders a white man

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Studies have shown that race plays a significant role in who receives the death penalty in the United States, with individuals who murder white victims more likely to receive the death penalty than those who murder non-white victims. Therefore, in Canada, if the death penalty were reintroduced, an Aboriginal man who murders a white man would be the most likely to receive this sentence based on racial biases and patterns observed in the United States.

Given What Is Known About Capital Punishment in the United