Mark Carney’s Liberal government has promised a bail reform bill this fall, which is a good thing, but I worry about what his justice minister will deliver. We’ve all seen story after story of someone out on bail on serious violent charges, often with previous convictions, just released on bail and then picked up on new violent charges.

This has been a growing concern over the last decade and has picked up pace over the past several years.

Recently in Toronto, a 12-year-old boy was arrested along with a 20-year-old man in a violent crime spree that resulted in a murder. According to the Toronto Police Association, the union representing frontline officers, they were both out on bail at the time of the offences.

It’s the latest stark reminder that our system is broken, that it needs re

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