‘At a Crossroad’: Canada’s Police Chiefs Request Urgent Meeting With Premiers

‘At a Crossroad’: Canada’s Police Chiefs Request Urgent Meeting With Premiers
Winnipeg police Chief Danny Smyth provides an update to an ongoing homicide investigation in Winnipeg, Dec. 1, 2022. The Canadian Press/John Woods
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The Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police has requested an urgent meeting with Canada’s premiers to discuss bail reform and the recent killings of officers.

In a letter dated Monday to Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson, association president Danny Smyth said there has been a link in the rise of violence by people released on bail since federal legislation changes were brought in four years ago.