OTTAWA — The head of the Ontario Provincial Police believes one of his young constables would still be alive had the Liberals' bail-reform legislation been law, he told a Senate committee Thursday.
But associations representing Black and Indigenous lawyers warned senators there is a lack of evidence to support how the proposed reforms would make neighborhoods safer.
The federal Conservatives also pressed Prime Minster Justin Trudeau to take action and within weeks, the premiers of all provinces and territories demanded reforms. A representative from the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police applauded the Liberal bill as much-needed during Thursday's hearing. "There is no empirical evidence that this bill is going to achieve the public safety goals that it aims to," said Theresa Donkor of the Canadian Association of Black Lawyers.
Justice Minister Arif Virani has defended the legislation by emphasizing that its measures are specifically targeting repeat, violent offenders.
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