Legal advocates oppose push to limit bail for people accused of violent crimes, and call for enhancing bail system, including surveillance program for all people on bail to ensure release conditions are being met
calling for Criminal Code amendments to keep more people in custody as they await trial. The premiers are seeking a reverse onus for those charged with possession of a loaded prohibited or restricted firearm, requiring them to prove why detention isn’t justified. The requests are supported by many police organizations, such as the OPP and the Toronto Police Service.
“We need to put the bad folks away in jail and not let them back on the street so easily,” he said at an unrelated press conference in Brampton. “We need to do a better job and anyone caught with a gun and a heinous crime, they should be going away for a long time.” Removing excessive delays in waiting for a hearing should be the province’s priority, Ontario Bar Association representative Daniel Goldbloom told the committee, citing cases where dozens of organized crime charges were thrown out and never proceeded to trial because of the length of time spent waiting for a bail decision. Under the Criminal Code, those charged have the right to a bail hearing within 24 hours of arrest.
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