Ottawa, ON – After nine years of Justin Trudeau, Canadians have never been less safe. Trudeau’s dangerous catch and release policies have resulted in violent crime skyrocketing by 39 percent while 256 people were murdered in 2022 by an offender who was out on release.
Yesterday, every single provincial and territorial Premier told Justin Trudeau that his reckless crime policies have endangered Canadians’ lives. This was clear in the tragic case of Tori Dunn in British Columbia, who was murdered in her home by a man who was released on bail after he had committed a robbery. This murderer was granted bail even though he had a near psychopathic diagnosis, a history of violent offences, and numerous encounters with law enforcement.
As the Premiers wrote in their letter, under Trudeau’s catch and release policies, “repeat and violent offenders being released into our communities without proper considerations.” This is a direct consequence of laws passed by the Trudeau Government like Bill C-75 and Bill C-5, which gave high priority to releasing repeat violent offenders and took away mandatory jail time for certain violent crimes.
As a result of the crime wave that Justin Trudeau has unleashed, the Liberal Government introduced a fake bail reform Bill last year. But just as Common Sense Conservatives predicted, this has done nothing to protect Canadians like Tori Dunn. Instead, it continues to allow repeat violent offenders to access easy bail, unleashing a crime wave across Canada.
The Premiers also highlighted Ontario, where they say Trudeau’s catch and release policies have resulted in “multiple [instances] where individuals have been arrested for stealing cars multiple times and released on bail the very next day … police services should not have to chase the same criminal three or four times because of an inadequate bail system.”
Canadians deserve better. Only Common Sense Conservatives will bring home safe streets by giving violent repeat offenders jail, not bail.