Commentary
Few things infuriate the public more than seeing news stories of released chronic offenders carrying out serious crimes. When a known, dangerous criminal has been set free into the public only to commit a crime shortly afterward, it feels as if the system has failed.
Citizens, politicians, and police chiefs have been calling for bail and justice reform for years. The federal government tabled legislation in fall 2025 proposing a suite of justice reforms to crack down on crime. While the bill may have great intentions, it won’t be of much value unless the Canadian corrections system is reformed. Bureaucratic bloat has made Canada’s prison system overcrowded and unsustainably expensive….