Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has criticized Ottawa for failing to fix the federal bail system following the random murder in Edmonton of a father of seven, who was fatally stabbed at a light rail transit (LRT) station. The suspect was out on bail at the time and under a weapons ban.
“Enough!” said Ms. Smith in a social media post on July 28. “Severe crime is rising across Canada, much of it caused by our broken federal bail system which puts violent offenders back on the streets. Just recently, a father of 7 was randomly murdered in an Edmonton LRT station by an offender out on bail,” the premier said.
