Liberals’ New Bail Reform Bill Doesn’t Change Current ‘Catch-and-Release’ System, Says Poilievre

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre speaks at a news conference in the Foyer of the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Mar. 12, 2023. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang

Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre says the Liberal government’s newly introduced legislation aimed at reforming Canada’s federal bail policies will not solve the current issue of violent, repeat offenders being released back into society before serving their entire prison sentence.

Speaking to reporters in Ottawa on May 16, Poilievre said the Liberal government’s tabled Bill C-48 does not “raise the bar” of requirements to be met before criminals can be released on bail, but only introduces “a bunch of lower bars  underneath the bar that is already there.”