Minister of Justice Sean Fraser speaks to reporters ahead of a Liberal caucus meeting on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
Minister of Justice Sean Fraser speaks to reporters ahead of a Liberal caucus meeting on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
OTTAWA - The Liberal government is expected to pitch tougher bail and sentencing standards for violent crime in legislation today.
A news release says Justice Minister Sean Fraser will speak to reporters about the bill in the afternoon.
Prime Minister Mark Carney said last week the legislation would make bail more difficult to get for violent and organized crime offences.
The bill would impose a reverse onus on bail for certain offences, he said, moving the burden of proof from the prosecutor to the accused, meaning they would have to justify being granted bail.
The bill also would allow for consecutive sentences for violent and repeat offenders, so that multiple sentences can鈥檛 be served at the same time.
Conservative justice critic Larry Brock has called the bill a "half-baked attempt to copy-paste" his party's proposed crime legislation.
This report by 春色直播was first published Oct. 23, 2025.聽
