Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Wolfgang Depner
Publication Date: October 27, 2025 - 20:21
B.C. Premier Eby vows to continue advocating for bail reform
October 27, 2025
British Columbia Premier David Eby said his government was not done yet advocating for the family of Kelowna woman Bailey McCourt, whose ex-husband was charged with murdering her hours after he was released on bail in July.
While federal Justice Minister Sean Fraser said Monday that B.C. government lobbying on the McCourt case was reflected in several elements of Canada’s new bail reform legislation, Eby acknowledged at a joint news conference on the new law that it did not include everything that the family or he wanted.
Unpublished Newswire
Last week, federal justice minister Sean Fraser announced much-anticipated bail reform but the changes left the family disappointed.
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The notwithstanding clause gives provinces or Parliament the ability to override certain portions of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms for up to five years.
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A Manitoba judge is raising concerns that recent discussions around bail reform are whittling away at the presumption of innocence in Canada’s justice system — taking a rare step one legal expert said could help improve public understanding of the issue.
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