Saskatchewan’s Minister of Justice and Attorney General Bronwyn Eyre reiterated calls for bail reform during a Justice Committee meeting on Monday, which included a request for a new reverse onus system for weapons offences.
“Police chiefs across the country are calling for reform. Sheriffs deployed to cities, downtowns, provinces are having to devote and deploy additional resources to community safety. States of emergency are on the rise on reserves,” Eyre said in her opening statement. “In Canada, there is no question that social disorder and crime are on the rise.”
