Bail Reform

• Manitoba Crown attorneys facing high caseload, calls for changes to bail hearings

  Crown attorneys in Manitoba are calling for changes, saying they are getting snowed under with needless paperwork in provincial court bail hearings.

  Crime

  Sep 22
  
• Ontario wants return of mandatory minimum sentences, ‘three-strikes’ bail rule

  Ontario's solicitor general says he wants to see the return of mandatory minimum sentences for "serious crimes" and a "three-strikes" rule denying bail for repeat offenders.

  Politics

  Sep 22
  
• Advertisement
• Ottawa has a ‘deficit issue that has to be dealt with,’ Liberal says

  The federal government says it expects to deal with a 'substantial' deficit as it returns, and plans to put forward proposals for potential changes to criminal laws.

  Politics

  Sep 15
• Advertisement
• ‘The public has lost faith’: Winnipeg politicians on bail reform

  The MP for Winnipeg North says a recent violent incident at the Unicity Walmart is an excellent example of why bail reform is needed.

  Politics

  Sep 8
• Property offences up in Kelowna: RCMP report

  According to Kelowna mayor Tom Dyas, 15 repeat offenders were responsible for more than 1,000 police files last year alone.

  Canada

  Sep 5
• Feds to table bill with tougher bail, sentencing provisions in fall: Fraser

  The government will consider including additional reforms but "at minimum" will implement the crime policies the Liberals promised during the spring federal election, Fraser said.

  Canada

  Jun 25
• Family of Manitoba crash victim calls for stricter bail measures as election nears

  Kellie Verwey was killed in a crash by an allegedly impaired driver who had been released on bail after breaching his conditions multiple times.

  Crime

  Apr 2
• Portage La Prairie mayor calls for bail reform after fatal crash involving wanted man

  Kellie Verway, who was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident on Jan. 15, worked as the city's tourism coordinator, and Knox described her as a pillar of the community.

  Crime

  Jan 20
• Advertisement
• Ankle monitoring in Alberta a moot point without Criminal Code changes, critics say

  'The Criminal Code is dealt with by the federal government and that Criminal Code has not changed in Alberta.'

  Crime

  Jan 15
• Advertisement
• Officer shot in Toronto this week out of hospital as political bail debate resurfaces

  The shooting in the Yonge and Eglinton neighbourhood fuelled concerns about a recent spate of Toronto gun violence and recharged political debates about Canada's bail system.

  Crime

  Oct 4, 2024