Criminals must be kept off streets of Mississauga, Brampton through bail reform: police chief [Video]

Police in Mississauga, Brampton and across Ontario are commending the provincial government for its latest call on Ottawa to reform the bail system in order to keep dangerous criminals off the streets.

The Ontario government is pushing its federal counterpart to “urgently amend the Criminal Code” by introducing changes that will “tighten bail legislation to protect public safety and keep repeat and violent offenders off the streets,” Graham McGregor, associate minister of auto theft and bail reform, said at a Monday morning press conference in Toronto.

“The federal government’s failure to restrict bail access and get tough on crime is making Ontario communities less safe,” he continued. “Our government is stepping up by hiring new judges and prosecutors and supporting our police officers, but the federal government’s inaction has made it harder to keep dangerous criminals behind bars. Enough is enough; we need meaningful bail reform now.”

In speaking last week about gun violence this past summer in Mississauga and Brampton, Peel Regional …