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The Trudeau bail reforms don’t appear to be doing anything
In a recent carjacking dragnet, more than 40 per cent of suspects were on bail
Nearly six months after the Trudeau government enacted a series of fixes to “strengthen Canada’s bail system,” a roundup of Toronto car thieves shows it doesn’t appear to be doing anything.
On Tuesday, the Toronto Police announced they’d made 124 arrests in a crackdown on carjackers. Of those, the agency noted that 44 per cent were on bail at the time of their arrest, and 61 per cent of them were promptly given bail again.
The Toronto Police presented the bail data as evidence that policing is just one component behind skyrocketing rates of auto theft.
Although police didn’t directly point the finger at bail judges or Crown prosecutors, Deputy Chief Rob Johnson said the operation highlighted the “crucial role of collaboration in tackling issues that affect our communities.”
This all happened despite a package of Liberal bail reforms that was supposed to address Canada’s problem with “catch and release” justice.
Bill C-46 — a series of Liberal-tabled amendments to address “serious repeat violent offending” — entered into force on Jan. 4. The bill was the direct result of a countrywide clamour for immediate bail reform.
