The Canadian Civil Liberties Association urges the House of Commons to adopt the amendments passed by the Senate to Bill C-14, Bail and Sentencing Reform Act. Shakir Rahim, director of the Criminal Justice Program, said: “Bill C-14 makes it easier to detain people presumed innocent before trial, and it will hit Indigenous, racialized, and low-income communities … Read more
The Canadian Civil Liberties Association strongly opposes the bail and sentencing changes announced by Prime Minister Mark Carney (Nepean, Ont.). “There is no evidence that bail causes crime,” said Shakir Rahim, director of the Criminal Justice Program. “In fact, some of the offences the Prime Minister singled out to restrict bail by reverse onus have … Read more
Claims that access to bail drives crime are false, and no government has provided evidence that shows otherwise. The Canadian Civil Liberties Association urges the federal government, with the provinces and territories, to collect standardized data as part of any bail reform. “No government currently tracks alleged reoffending by people on bail,” said Shakir Rahim, … Read more