Western Canada: New bail data from B.C. further suggests the need for reform
British Columbia Premier David Eby was under fire last fall from mayors and Opposition politicians who charged the province wasn’t doing enough to ensure prolific, sometimes violent, offenders were kept off the streets. As part of the NDP government’s response, Mr. Eby issued a directive to Crown Counsel aimed at ensuring prosecutors consider a suite of factors before deciding whether bail should be granted.
In the seven weeks in late 2022 and early 2023 where results were tracked, the data show Crown Counsel asked for pretrial detention in roughly half the bail hearings they conducted for crimes of violence involving an accused who was already on bail.of violence when the accused was already on bail in about 75 per cent of cases.
Nanaimo Mayor Leonard Krog, whose city is struggling with civil disorder and random violence, said judges and prosecutors can’t fix this problem on their own.
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