{"id":12123,"date":"2026-05-07T11:06:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T15:06:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ccla.org\/?p=12123"},"modified":"2026-05-07T11:08:02","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T15:08:02","slug":"ccla-remarks-on-bill-c-14-restricting-bail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ccla.org\/fr\/justice-penale\/ccla-remarks-on-bill-c-14-restricting-bail\/","title":{"rendered":"CCLA Remarks On Bill C-14 Restricting Bail"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fws_69fcc25275ad5\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone\"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69fcc25276079\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row full-width-section\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; 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