Premier Doug Ford is proposing changes to strengthen Ontario’s bail system while criticizing “bleeding heart” judges for failing to keep violent repeat offenders behind bars.
Ford visited Peel Regional Police headquarters in Mississauga on April 30 to announce bail reform measures that will be part of an upcoming justice bill.
The bill will include proposed reforms aimed at strengthening the collection process for forfeited bail, support a thorough review of the bail system, and the implementation of user fees for people convicted or accused of a crime who use provincially managed ankle monitoring devices, Ford said during the press conference. It also proposes putting in place teams of prosecutors that collaborate with law enforcement to present the most compelling case at bail hearings for serious and violent offences….