A large majority of Canadians say Canada’s justice system is too lenient on violent criminals and that too many violent offenders are being repeatedly offered bail, according to a new poll.
Released on June 15, the Leger Marketing survey conducted on behalf of Postmedia indicates that most Canadians are prepared to take a harder line against violent offenders than their governments.
Asked whether “there are too many repeat violent offenders being offered bail,” a strong majority of Canadians (79 percent) agreed.
Polled on whether they agreed with the statement that Canada’s justice system “is too lenient on offenders who are found to be guilty of committing a violent crime,” 78 percent agreed….