CRIMINAL JUSTICEFair Trial, Due Process & SentencingPRESS RELEASESRight to Reasonable Bail CCLA Urges Senate to Exercise Sober Second Thought on Bill C-48 Restricting Bail TORONTO — The Canadian Civil Liberties Association delivered its submission to the Senate Committee on Legal…CCLASeptember 28, 2023
CRIMINAL JUSTICEFair Trial, Due Process & SentencingPRESS RELEASESRight to Reasonable Bail CCLA Alarmed that House of Commons Will Not Hold Committee Hearings on Bill C-48 TORONTO — Shakir Rahim, Director of Criminal Justice for the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA),…CCLASeptember 19, 2023
Newstalk 1010: Ontario police groups, legal advocates call for different approaches to proposed bail reform https://www.iheartradio.ca/newstalk-1010/news/ontario-police-groups-legal-advocates-call-for-different-approaches-to-proposed-bail-reform-1.20071501?mode=Article
The Hill Times: National Police Federation, police chiefs association favour bail reform bill, but advocacy groups wary of bail denial as ‘red herring’ https://www.hilltimes.com/story/2023/07/24/national-police-federation-police-chief-association-favour-bail-reform-legislation-but-advocacy-groups-wary-of-bail-denial-as-red-herring/393255/
CRIMINAL JUSTICEFair Trial, Due Process & SentencingPRESS RELEASESRight to Reasonable Bail Civil Society Groups Demand Bail Reform Changes, Canada an ‘International Embarassment’ OTTAWA — The Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies (CAEFS), the Canadian Civil Liberties Association…CCLAJuly 10, 2023
Toronto.com: Fix Canada’s ‘broken’ bail system by giving more people bail, and more supports, some Toronto experts say https://www.toronto.com/news/fix-canadas-broken-bail-system-by-giving-more-people-bail-and-more-supports-some-toronto/article_5eceefd9-1aaf-503f-a4c9-75935484bdb4.html
The Maple: Tightened Bail Restrictions Unlikely To Curb Violent Crime, Experts Warn https://www.readthemaple.com/tightened-bail-restrictions-unlikely-to-curb-violent-crime-experts-warn/
The Globe and Mail: The flip side of bail reform in Canada https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/editorials/article-the-flip-side-of-bail-reform-in-canada/
CBC: Justice minister says federal government could not go much further on bail reform https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/lametti-bail-reform-constitution-limits