Ottawa to discuss bail reform with provinces amid push for more restrictions
system, as premiers, federal Conservatives and law enforcement leaders demand more restrictions.
The province has directed new teams of prosecutors, probation officers and police to focus on how to handle repeat offenders within existing federal law.Manitoba Justice Minister comments on push for bail reform, discussions with federal government That law codified a “principle of restraint” that had been affirmed in a 2017 Supreme Court case, which emphasizes the release of detainees at the “earliest reasonable opportunity” and “on the least onerous conditions,” based on the circumstances of the case.
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