Bill C-48

Government Orders

…40, the miscarriage of justice review commission act, also known as David and Joyce Milgaard's law; Bill C-48, bail reform; and Bill C-41, humanitarian assistance. Finally, I would like to inform the House that next Thursday will be an opposition day.

Private Members' Business

…es. Our approach to criminal justice prioritizes public safety and fairness. We recently introduced Bill C-48, which would reform the bail system to further these same objectives. Bill C-325's goals run contrary to key reforms enacted in former Bill C-5, which aimed to restore judicial discretion to impose f…

Oral Questions

Mr. Speaker, there is no such catch-and-release policy. In fact, what we have done in Bill C-48 is address violent repeat offenders, including with knives, including with bear spray. The Government of Manitoba, as well as indigenous peoples, asked for that provision. We provided that, working w…

Oral Questions

…ssociations across Canada to address questions about bail reform. We have done that. We have tabled Bill C-48, which has the support of provinces and police associations across Canada. Saskatoon's police service deputy chief said, “It's encouraging to see the voices of the community and the policing communit…

Private Members' Business

…ies, indigenous leaders and Ottawa. To amplify that, I would suggest that one only needs to look at Bill C-48, which is a very important piece of legislation. Prior to it, Conservatives were jumping out of their seats saying that we had to get tough on bail reform, and all that kind of stuff. While they were…

Oral Questions

Mr. Speaker, Bill C-48 targets precisely violent repeat offenders with weapons. We have been working in close collaboration with the provinces since last October in order to not only come up with a bill that is charter-com…

Oral Questions

Mr. Speaker, we have introduced Bill C-48 precisely to address violent repeat offenders with weapons, including knives, which was raised by Manitoba and other provinces. We have done that working in collaboration. Here is what the Saskatoon …

Oral Questions

…plementing criminal law reforms that are based on evidence, not meaningless slogans. With regard to Bill C-48, the president of the Canadian Police Association, Tom Stamatakis, said that police officers appreciate that the ministers “worked collaboratively with stakeholders and introduced this common-sense l…

Oral Questions

…nadian Association of Chiefs of Police: “We are convinced that the legislative changes put forth in Bill C-48 will go a long way to help eliminate the preventable harm and senseless tragedies attributable to violent and repeat offenders across Canada.” We heard from provincial justice ministers and public sa…

Oral Questions

Mr. Speaker, the only bail reform in Bill C-48 is in its name. Violent repeat offenders could still count on the Liberal government for its catch-and-release system to get them back out on the street, sometimes within hours of their arrest. This …