Prime Minister Mark Carney says his Liberal government will introduce legislation next week to crack down on crime by bringing in harsher sentencing and making bail much harder to get.
The announcement is part of the law and enforcement agenda Carney introduced in his spring election campaign and includes a promise to hire 1,000 new RCMP officers.
“The minister of justice will be tabling legislation next week with strong reforms on bail and sentencing,” Carney said. “We're getting violent criminals and repeat offenders off the streets.”
The Conservatives have been pushing for bail reform
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