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Justice minister says new bail and sentencing law is a 'major step forward'

June 16, 2026

The Liberal government's long-promised reforms to Canada's bail and sentencing legislation are now law. Bill C-14, theThe Bail and Sentencing Reform Act, received royal assent on Monday. The new law amends the Criminal Code, the Youth Criminal Justice Act and the National Defence Act to tighten bail and sentencing across all three.



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