Minister of Justice Tyler Shandro says the bail system is broken in Canada..On Thursday, Shandro issued a statement to the media ahead of the Friday emergency federal, provincial and territorial meeting on bail..“On January 13, premiers from every province and territory wrote to the prime minister to call for immediate action to strengthen Canada’s bail system," Shandro said..“Months later, the federal government scheduled an ‘emergency’ meeting with all provinces and territories. Alberta will call for Bill C-75 to be repealed in its entirety. This federal legislation has made it far too easy for offenders to get bail.".Shandro said that Bill C-75 directs the courts to release offenders at the earliest opportunity and with the least onerous conditions..“Even violent repeat offenders may not be held because of this federal legislation," Shandro said..“We’ve seen the predictable consequences of this play out across the country, as individuals with violent criminal histories have been allowed back into the community, only to cause further social disorder and commit additional violent crimes, including assault and murder.".Shandro noted the law on bail is fundamentally "unsound" and must be reformed.."This can only be done through federal legislation," Shandro said..“With public security rapidly deteriorating, the best time to act was years ago. The second-best time is now. Alberta’s government launched a new website to explain why the bail system has failed and to encourage Albertans to contact their federal member of Parliament to make their views clear.”.Canada’s bail system is set out by the federal Criminal Code, which can only be amended by the federal government.
Minister of Justice Tyler Shandro says the bail system is broken in Canada..On Thursday, Shandro issued a statement to the media ahead of the Friday emergency federal, provincial and territorial meeting on bail..“On January 13, premiers from every province and territory wrote to the prime minister to call for immediate action to strengthen Canada’s bail system," Shandro said..“Months later, the federal government scheduled an ‘emergency’ meeting with all provinces and territories. Alberta will call for Bill C-75 to be repealed in its entirety. This federal legislation has made it far too easy for offenders to get bail.".Shandro said that Bill C-75 directs the courts to release offenders at the earliest opportunity and with the least onerous conditions..“Even violent repeat offenders may not be held because of this federal legislation," Shandro said..“We’ve seen the predictable consequences of this play out across the country, as individuals with violent criminal histories have been allowed back into the community, only to cause further social disorder and commit additional violent crimes, including assault and murder.".Shandro noted the law on bail is fundamentally "unsound" and must be reformed.."This can only be done through federal legislation," Shandro said..“With public security rapidly deteriorating, the best time to act was years ago. The second-best time is now. Alberta’s government launched a new website to explain why the bail system has failed and to encourage Albertans to contact their federal member of Parliament to make their views clear.”.Canada’s bail system is set out by the federal Criminal Code, which can only be amended by the federal government.
