Justice Minister Says Liberal Bail-Reform Bill Will Work, but He Won’t Say How

Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada, Arif Virani waits to appear before the Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs, in Ottawa on Sept. 27, 2023. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld

Federal Justice Minister Arif Virani says he is confident the Liberals’ bail-reform bill will have an impact, but he says he cannot measure what that will be.

Virani is appearing before the Senate legal committee that is studying Bill C-48, which seeks to toughen up access to bail for certain violent offenders.