Eby: Federal government needs to reform bail system 'now' to target repeat offenders cdnpoli
What the province is looking for is “straightforward,” Eby says: the ability to keep repeat violent offenders under police custody instead of having to grant bail and release them back into the public.
Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth replied that Canada’s Criminal Code is a federal responsibility, but added that he and Attorney General Niki Sharma would be in Ottawa later this week to respond to the issues that have been caused by federal government changes to the Criminal Code.Article content
But Lametti also said there is a risk of introducing laws that violate the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, since access to bail is a fundamental right.
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