life in canada is around 7-10 years, but i get your drift.
however its pretty sad when people get more jail time for tax evasion than for murdering someone. by giving someone 3 years for taking another human being's life your saying thats all their life was worth
A life sentence, in Canada, means that the person will be under government control for his entire life. It could be in actual prison or under the supervision of a parole officer, after release from prison, but he's watched for life.