New, expanded reverse onus provisions in bail system set to kick in next year

By Cristin Schmitz (December 6, 2023, 3:15 PM EST) -- New and expanded reverse onus provisions for bail — demanded by the provinces in the name of enhancing public safety but denounced by criminal lawyers as counterproductive and apt to be constitutionally challenged — will kick in Jan. 4, 2024, the federal Department of Justice says....