28 h. ago Lorne Gunter: Stats, studies back Poilievre's call for tighter bail laws

Whenever someone like Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre suggests tightening up bail laws in Canada, someone else — a criminologist, prisoners’ rights advocate, Liberal cabinet minister — is quick to point out that crime fell 3.6 per cent across the country in 2024. For instance, last fall when Poilievre first suggested his “Jail, Not Bail” reforms […]

Events

54 h. ago Jamie Sarkonak: The police pleas for bail reform that fall on deaf Liberal ears

A Commons committee has heard out the familiar complaints of police. Now, it needs to hear from prosecutors

Society

1 week ago 'Besieged': Mayors and councillors band together at UBCM to call for bail reform, involuntary care

Dozens of local officials said repeat and violent crime, as well as mental health and addiction issues, are wreaking havoc in their towns

Society

2 w. ago B.C. premier hopes Ottawa is listening — this time — on real bail reforms

Vaughn Palmer: David Eby discussed the issue with federal officials as friends and family attend a Kelowna court case for man accused of killing ex-wife

Society

2 w. ago LILLEY: Liberals don’t appear to have a clue on problems with bail

Conservatives ask about bail reform, Sean Fraser shows he doesn't understand the issue.

Other

2 w. ago Hate crime legislation coming soon, bail and sentencing reform to follow: Fraser

OTTAWA — Justice Minister Sean Fraser says he will introduce new hate crime legislation in the coming days, with reforms on bail and violent crime sentencing to follow. Fraser says the legislation will go beyond campaign commitments of protecting religious institutions from “obstruction and intimidation” and include measures for the broader community. During the election, […]

Society

3 w. ago Q+A: Pierre Poilievre on housing, bail reform and U.S. trade war

The Conservatives would repeal the Liberals' catch-and-release bail policy and their house-arrest rules, he said during a visit to London.

Society

3 w. ago ‘The public has lost faith’: Winnipeg politicians on bail reform

The MP for Winnipeg North says a recent violent incident at the Unicity Walmart is an excellent example of why bail reform is needed.

Politics

last month Lorne Gunter: Bloody weekend in Edmonton heightens calls for bail reform

On Tuesday, Edmonton mayoral candidate Rahim Jaffer issued an open letter calling on big-city mayors across the country to band together and demand the Carney government bring in meaningful bail reforms, not the piddly, window-dressing reforms introduced by the Trudeau Liberals last year. “We’ve seen police in particular find it very hard to do their […]

Society