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The federal Liberals have proposed more than 80 changes to the Criminal Code to toughen bail and sentencing laws, in a long-awaited bill tabled today in Parliament by Justice Minister Sean Fraser.

David Ebner, Laura Stone and Colin Freeze report that the government described the changes as “sweeping reforms to make bail laws stricter and sentencing laws tougher for repeat and violent offending ."

Key changes include making it harder to get bail for a list of crimes such as breaking and entering a home, and assault and sexual assault involving choking. The latter is known to be a factor in predicting future violence.

Bill C-14, called the Bail and Sentencing Reform Act, would also require the courts to consider,

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