Public Safety, Policing, & the Justice System

Access to bail platforms

Here's what the 2025 Canadian election parties are promising.

Liberal

  • Set a reverse onus to get bail for those charged with home invasion or certain car theft offences, human trafficking, or smuggling offences

    "Making it harder for those charged with violent car theft, car theft for a criminal organization, home invasion, and certain human trafficking and smuggling offences, particularly and especially repeat offenders, to get bail by establishing a reverse onus for these crimes;" — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-16

  • When releasing someone charged with a violent offence or offence involving a criminal org, ban them from possessing firearms or weapons

    "Requiring the court to prohibit possession of firearms or weapons when releasing someone charged with a violent offence or any offence involving a criminal organization;" — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-16

Conservative

  • Prevent people convicted of three serious offences from getting bail, probation, parole, or house arrest

    "This law will stop criminals convicted of three serious offences from getting bail, probation, parole or house arrest, and keep violent criminals behind bars longer to keep them away from their victims and off our streets." — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17

  • Require the strictest bail conditions for anyone accused of intimate partner violence, including GPS ankle bracelet monitoring and immediate imprisonment if conditions are breached
We don't have any Bloc policies on Access to bail.
We don't have any NDP policies on Access to bail.
We don't have any Green policies on Access to bail.

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