During the past three years, the City of Middletown under Mayor Joseph DeStefano enacted several codes to ramp up local prosecutions of low-level offenses. Among them, an amended fireworks law and a new quality-of-life code took offenses traditionally in the domain of the county district attorney’s office into the hands of city prosecutors. Swift fines are…

The union representing members of the RCMP is calling on the federal government to implement a number of bail reform measures to address rising crime rates in Canada’s major cities and improve safety for police officers. Brian Sauvé, president and CEO of the National Police Federation (NPF), outlined seven recommendations in a July 12 discussion…

Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre says the Liberal government’s newly introduced legislation aimed at reforming Canada’s federal bail policies will not solve the current issue of violent, repeat offenders being released back into society before serving their entire prison sentence. Speaking to reporters in Ottawa on May 16, Poilievre said the Liberal government’s tabled Bill…

The federal government tabled Bill C-48 on May 16, which aims to bring reforms to Canada’s bail system amid calls from Canadian premiers for changes to prevent repeat violent offenders from being let out on bail. “We all have a role to play so that Canadians will feel safe throughout the country, and we are…

Commentary One of the key responsibilities of a government is ensuring the protection and safety of its citizens. Canada’s government has dropped the ball with this obligation and it’s costing lives. While we are being greeted with regular headlines about violent, repeat offenders harming or killing people, the government doesn’t appear to feel any urgency…

Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino has announced $390 million in funding over the next five years aimed at preventing gun and gang violence, a near doubling of the money given to provinces through the Take Action Against Gun and Gang Violence initiative in 2017. “These federal funds will be distributed to the provinces and territories…

The Liberal government will table legislation on bail reform before the end of the spring legislative session, near the end of June, says Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino. While the government has promised reform since March, Mendicino gave the first indication of a set timeline during an April 30 interview on the Global News program The West Block. When…

The Liberal government will table legislation on bail reform before the end of the spring legislative session, near the end of June, says Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino. While the government has promised reform since March, Mendicino gave the first indication of a set timeline during an April 30 interview on the Global News program The West Block. When…

The association representing Canada’s chiefs of police is expected to meet with provincial and territorial premiers today to talk about reforming Canada’s criminal justice system. Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson, who chairs the Council of the Federation, says premiers aim to hear chiefs’ public-safety concerns and their perspectives on how Ottawa should amend federal law, including…

Commentary Spiking violent crimes committed by offenders recently released on bail have finally convinced Canada’s Liberal government to re-examine bail policies. Will the government pursue true bail reforms or will they continue down the woke rabbit hole of justice policies that contributed to the crisis in the first place? Decades of well-meaning but naive policies…