Public opinion divided on return-to-office mandates

The B.C. Court of Appeal has revoked the bail granted to an elderly convicted killer, reasoning that his release would undermine public confidence in the administration of justice. The province’s highest court said given the weak merits of his appeal, the seriousness of the offence, and the appellant’s moral culpability, there is a strong public interest in seeing the sentence imposed without delay. It set aside the bail order and had the convicted man returned to custody. Justice Lauri Ann Fenlon recounted the history of the case in...