Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre says that, if he becomes prime minister, his government will pass legislation to deny repeat violent offenders access to bail. While the proposal speaks to Canadians’ deepening concerns about crime, experts suggest it would likely be unconstitutional — though Poilievre disagrees.
“A repeat violent offender, newly arrested for another serious violent offence, will have to serve their entire period in jail,” Poilievre told reporters in Ottawa on Tuesday.
“Not bail, and not early parole. That’s common sense.”
Poilievre said in a news conference Thursday that his proposal is constitutional.
“It’s already charter-proof. What I’m proposing is what we had before Justin
