Ottawa sets meeting to discuss bail reform with provinces, Manitoba justice minister says
Lametti reiterated Thursday his willingness to look at tighter rules.
“Work is already underway to develop legislative and non-legislative options to address the particular challenges of repeat violent offenders,” Lametti’s office wrote in a prepared statement. “The minister is looking at the suggestions provided by premiers closely, including the possibility of establishing a reverse onus for additional offences.”
Ontario Provincial Police Commissioner Thomas Carrique told a Commons committee Wednesday that bail changes are needed to prevent violence.He pointed to the death of Const. Grzegorz Pierzchala, who was fatally shot in December as he responded to a call for a vehicle in a ditch west of Hagersville, Ont.
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