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Conservatives Table ‘Three-Strikes’ Bail Motion and Intimate-Partner Violence Bill as Liberals Pledge Their Own Plan

The government pledges to table its own bail package this fall, setting up a test of competing approaches to public safety and pretrial detention.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he is hearing from police who are repeatedly arresting the same offenders.

Overview

  • The Official Opposition moved a House motion urging a ‘three-strikes-and-you’re-out’ law to block bail, probation, parole or house arrest for people with three serious convictions.
  • Conservatives also introduced a private member’s bill to classify intimate-partner murder as first-degree, create a specific offence for assaulting an intimate partner, and allow judges to order risk assessments for accused on release.
  • Conservative leaders cited police frustration and pointed to the 2019 C-75 ‘principle of restraint’ on bail as a driver of repeat offending, pressing Liberals to adopt tougher measures.
  • Liberal MPs said the government will bring forward its own bail legislation this fall with stricter conditions for violent repeat offenders and support for provincial court resources.
  • Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree argued three-strikes laws have failed in U.S. jurisdictions, and Liberal MPs questioned Conservative crime statistics and emphasized broader context.