The conservative backlash is growing to Friday’s Supreme Court of Canada ruling throwing out mandatory minimum sentences for child pornography crimes.

“This ruling raises serious questions about whether the punishments will truly reflect the severity of these offences and the pain they inflict,” Nova Scotia Justice Minister Scott Armstrong said in a statement on Saturday.

“Child pornography offences are not abstract or victimless. As a former school principal, I have seen first-hand the devastating harm that sexual exploitation of children can cause,’ he said. “Mandatory minimum sentences send a clear message that exploiting children is among the most serious crimes, and will be treated that way.”

Canada’s top court narrowly ruled Friday to strike down the one-year mandatory minimum sen

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