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Ottawa Now - Ontario defendants soon required to pay cash security deposits prior to custody release
November 24, 2025
The Ford government says it will require defendants to pay cash security deposits before they are released from custody. It’s part of a new legislation that is aimed at ‘tightening’ bail requirements and improving bail compliance. In a news release issued Monday morning, Ontario Attorney General Doug Downey said the current system is ‘broken’, and that the bill will introduce repercussions for offenders. Under the current provincial system, if the court orders a defendant’s release on a promise to pay, no cash deposit is required. Chris Lewis, a former OPP Commissioner, joins Kristy Cameron with his two cents on today’s Ottawa Now.
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B.C. Premier David Eby says public drug use will not be permitted when the province’s contentious decriminalization trial comes up for renewal at the end of this month.But it remains to be seen whether his government will seek to extend the pilot in any iteration. After successive amendments, drug decriminalization in B.C. is currently limited largely to private residences.
January 7, 2026 - 04:15 | Andrea Woo | The Globe and Mail
OTTAWA —
Referendum talk is heating up
in both Quebec and Alberta to start the year, but the pro-independence talk is coming from opposite sides of the political spectrum.
While the (mostly) centre-left Parti Québécois and democratic socialist Québec Solidaire have long fronted Quebec’s...
January 7, 2026 - 04:00 | Rahim Mohamed | National Post
While walking down the sidewalk on Grove Avenue, residents say, it's a common occurrence to see people ducking up driveways to take cover as OC Transpo's Route 7 bus powers by with its tires up on the sidewalk. Read More
January 7, 2026 - 04:00 | Natasha Baldin | Ottawa Citizen
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