Opinion

By now, it’s a ritual as predictable as a pothole in spring: a high-profile crime occurs, public outrage builds and politicians rush to microphones to demand “bail reform.”

The words are meant to reassure the public that somebody is doing something about violent repeat offenders who keep getting released back onto the streets. But scratch beneath the surface of these declarations and you quickly discover there’s usually nothing there.

Winnipeg Mayor Scott Gillingham is the latest to jump on the bandwagon. After recent violent incidents, he called on Ottawa and the provinces to tighten up Canada’s bail system. But like nearly every politician who’s made the same demand before him, he offered no specifics.

What exactly should be changed in law? How should the Criminal Code be ame

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