Get tough on bail with the new, stricter federal bail laws? Deny bail in repeat and violent offenders? We already do that. Pressure the provinces to provide more funding and resources? Definitely needed. The article says that the legislation responds to “rising levels of violent crime”. Still, it later reports “In the latest available data, (reported violent crime) it ticked down to 967 (per 100,000 people) in 2024. About bail: “In 2023-24, in the latest numbers from Statscan, there was an average count of 19,335 people across Canada jailed on remand” and “Ontario led the increase, with a 26-per-cent spike.” “The latest 2025 bail data from Ontario indicate that about one in three people who were denied bail had all charges against them dropped, meaning they were jailed but then never found guilty of a crime. 1 IN 3 DENIED BAIL WERE INNOCENT! THAT’S 6,445 PEOPLE UNNECCESSARILY INCARCERATED.
