Saskatchewan knows how to deal with killer authors

Criminals in Saskatchewan who want to make a tidy profit by penning their tales while in the pen, will not be able to keep a single penny from the sale of their books. Someone in Saskatchewan knows how to deal with the scum you throw in prison. Colin Thatcher has written a memoir where he claims he was framed in the murder of his ex-wife. And, to think this guy was a cabinet minister, and is the son of a former Saskatchewan premier gives me the shivers. I guess when you are rich and powerful you tend to think you can get away with anything, even murder. Thatcher who is presently on parole will regain full freedom this fall having served his life sentence. It's a good thing the victim's parents are dead and gone. Mindelle Jacobs writes in the Winnipeg Sun:

It is unlikely many people will read convicted killer Colin Thatcher's new book in which he argues he was framed for his ex-wife's murder. But if anyone does buy the book, the Saskatchewan government expects Thatcher, who served 22 years in jail for the killing, to hand over every penny he makes from the sales. Saskatchewan passed special proceeds of crime legislation in the spring and the province's justice officials are confident the law is broadly worded enough to capture Thatcher's book, Final Appeal: Anatomy of a Frame. The Profits of Criminal Notoriety Act includes the phrase "thoughts or feelings" about a particular crime which the authorities believe will allow them to seize any profits Thatcher makes from his book. Recounting a crime even "indirectly" allows the Saskatchewan government to step in and take an author's proceeds