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Meaningful bail reform requires community supports not ‘more policing, more court work, and more corrections’: Sen. Pate

NDP justice critic Randall Garrison says the overrepresentation of marginalized Canadians in prison poses a long-term threat to public safety that must be balanced with the immediate threat of repeat offenders.

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BY STUART BENSON
March 29, 2023

News | BY STUART BENSON | March 29, 2023

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Former Indigenous procurement auditor calls pledge to examine the program ‘hypocritical’ after feds were warned of issues for years

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Former Indigenous procurement auditor calls pledge to examine the program ‘hypocritical’ after feds were warned of issues for years

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Proposed bail reform could harm rather than protect Canadians

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Conservative attacks ignore bail’s role as effective ‘tool of public safety,’ says NDP justice critic

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Politics This Morning: Lametti’s bail bill ready for the House

Uptick in violent crime ‘definitely has political implications,’ say pollsters, as Conservatives’ push for bail reform, tough-on-crime policies lays groundwork for campaign

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Proposed bail reform could harm rather than protect Canadians

OpinionBY EMILIE COYLE

Recent discourse on bail reform is pushing law and policy in a direction that will harm rather than protect Canadians by further restricting access to an already onerous bail system while seemingly ignoring social science research.

Proposed bail reform could harm rather than protect Canadians

OpinionBY EMILIE COYLE

Recent discourse on bail reform is pushing law and policy in a direction that will harm rather than protect Canadians by further restricting access to an already onerous bail system while seemingly ignoring social science research.

Conservative attacks ignore bail’s role as effective ‘tool of public safety,’ says NDP justice critic

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Former police officer Gregory Brown says the lack of sufficient accountability and supervision of bail conditions are the criminal justice system's 'dirty little secret.’

Conservative attacks ignore bail’s role as effective ‘tool of public safety,’ says NDP justice critic

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Former police officer Gregory Brown says the lack of sufficient accountability and supervision of bail conditions are the criminal justice system's 'dirty little secret.’

Politics This Morning: Lametti’s bail bill ready for the House

Plus, Sabia, Raitt and Brown talk McKinsey.

Politics This Morning: Lametti’s bail bill ready for the House

Plus, Sabia, Raitt and Brown talk McKinsey.

Uptick in violent crime ‘definitely has political implications,’ say pollsters, as Conservatives’ push for bail reform, tough-on-crime policies lays groundwork for campaign

NewsBY MIKE LAPOINTE

A recent poll found that 65 per cent of Canadians believe crime and violence have gotten worse compared to pre-pandemic times, and that 81 per cent want tougher penalties for those found guilty of committing violent crimes.

Uptick in violent crime ‘definitely has political implications,’ say pollsters, as Conservatives’ push for bail reform, tough-on-crime policies lays groundwork for campaign

NewsBY MIKE LAPOINTE

A recent poll found that 65 per cent of Canadians believe crime and violence have gotten worse compared to pre-pandemic times, and that 81 per cent want tougher penalties for those found guilty of committing violent crimes.