Bail Reform

• Judge grants injunction suspending new Ontario bail payment requirements

  Two groups argued Ontario’s new rules requiring a cash deposit for bail encroach on federal jurisdiction and will make it harder for people to be released as they await trial.

  Canada

  Aug 31
  
• CCLA launching Charter challenge against new Ontario bail regulations

  The Canadian Civil Liberties Association is launching a Charter challenge against the Ford government's new bail reform regulations.

  Crime

  Aug 17
  
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• Ontario government implementing new bail requirements

  The Ontario government is implementing a spate of new bail requirements, including mandated cash-for-bail, in an effort to crack down on repeat offenders.

  Crime

  Aug 14
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• Ottawa’s bail and sentencing reform is now law, targeting ‘frequent’ issues

  Justice Minister Sean Fraser says federal bail and sentencing reform that will target the 'most frequent' issues seen across the country is now law.

  Politics

  Jun 16
• Family of slain Kelowna woman takes fight to Ottawa to enact ‘Bailey’s Law’

  Last week, federal justice minister Sean Fraser announced much-anticipated bail reform but the changes left the family disappointed.

  Canada

  Oct 28, 2025
• ‘This legislation is critical’: Manitoba officials laud protections for first responders

  Municipal and provincial leaders in Manitoba say new federal legislation will help protect the province's first responders.

  Crime

  Oct 28, 2025
• New bail reform legislation to target extortions and sexual offences

  The act, revealed last week, would make dozens of changes to the criminal code to make bail laws stricter and toughen sentencing for serious and violent crimes.

  Crime

  Oct 27, 2025
• Kelowna victim’s family says bail reform does little to combat intimate partner violence

  On Thursday, Canada's justice minister announced tougher bail and sentencing laws are on the way.

  Canada

  Oct 24, 2025
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• Unclear how New Brunswick judicial system can accommodate federal bail reform

  New Brunswick's justice minister says the federal government's new bail reform bill will have an impact on already crowded correctional centres. 

  Canada

  Oct 24, 2025
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• B.C. welcomes federal bail reform legislation but lawyer says it won’t make a difference

  Niki Sharma referenced the case of Bailey McCourt, whose estranged husband, James Plover, is charged with beating her to death with a hammer in Kelowna.

  Crime

  Oct 23, 2025