Public safety is top of mind for the country’s provincial and territorial leaders who say Canadians “cannot afford to wait” on bail reform and they themselves are “deeply disappointed” that legislation addressing their concerns has not yet passed.
WINNIPEG—Public safety is top of mind for the country’s provincial and territorial leaders who say Canadians “cannot afford to wait” onand they themselves are “deeply disappointed” that legislation addressing their concerns has not yet passed.
There is a “need for overdue and increasingly urgent action by the federal government to reform the federal criminal Criminal Code of Canada — the federal government cannot further delay necessary bail reform,” she said.after previous, intense lobbying efforts by premiers who cited numerous cases of “catch and release” where offenders faces repeated charges, but it did not pass before the summer break.
Provinces and territories “are doing our part on more law enforcement to combat crime, on gangs, on domestic- and partner-based violence and on more investments for mental health and addiction supports,” she said.The premiers also want sex offenders to be “ineligible to receive conditional sentences which could allow them to serve their sentence at home or in the community,” said a written release from the Council of the Federation, which represents the 13 leaders.
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