Winnipeg’s Mayor is in Ottawa Tuesday calling for bail reform.

Scott Gillingham, who has been an outspoken advocate for changes to the bail system, is to speak before the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights at 2:30 p.m.

Other speakers before the committee include representatives of the Assembly of First Nations, the Federation of Canadian Municipalities and a professor from Mount Royal University.

The mayor told 680 CJOB’s The Start he believes repeat violent offenders breaching court orders need to stay behind bars — but that more help is also needed on the inside.

“I’ve heard enough stories — positive stories — of individuals who have been in prison, serving their time, they got the help they needed while incarcerated,” he said.

“I think we need to see the right inves

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