If courts determined manslaughter sentences on how much the victim is missed, Priddis man Ryden Brogden’s killer would be looking at a very long period behind bars.

And if the same measure was used by the judge who sentenced Calgary teen Danillo Canales Glenn’s killer this week the opposite might be true.

Overwhelming outpouring

While Justice Johanna Price was overwhelmed Tuesday with an unprecedented 75 victim-impact statements during the sentencing hearing for Brogden’s killer, John Sproule, Justice Eleanor Funk only heard from four people who provided written words to describe the loss of Canales Glenn.

Funk handed Canales Glenn’s convicted killer the equivalent of the maximum punishment for manslaughter under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, while Price has yet to determine a fittin

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