Bill C-14, Justice Minister Sean Fraser’s proposed bail reform law, was marketed as a bundle of “sweeping reforms.” In reality, we’re getting no such thing. This bill is just a facade, giving only the appearance of grand change.

Sentencing-wise, C-14 would mandate consecutive (back-to-back) sentences for breaking and entering, but only when the offender is also being sentenced for violence- or gang-related motor vehicle theft. And if someone is caught a second time committing a violence- or gang-related motor vehicle theft, C-14 would require time for those crimes to be served consecutively. Lastly, the bill would require that any extortion sentence be served consecutively to arson from the same event.

For context, mandatory consecutive sentences are already required for the crime of

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