Justice Minister David Lametti and the federal government are expected to bring forward legislation to enact bail reform as early as Tuesday.
The government has given notice to the House of Commons that it intends to introduce a bill to amend the Criminal Code.
Lametti has said he will make “targeted reforms” to the Criminal Code after the provinces and territories publicly raised concerns about repeat offenders.
The federal government said the changes will aim to deal with repeat violent offenders and offences involving firearms and other dangerous weapons.
The premiers had asked the government to create a “reverse onus” system for some offences, which would require a person seeking bail to prove why they should not stay behind bars….