When Parliament defends offenders but shackles citizens, Canada’s “justice” has lost its moral compass (Western Standard)
The headline looked harmless enough: “Opposition motion on bail reform voted down in Parliament.” But scratch the surface and you find the real story — an ever-widening rift between Ottawa and the East, and Alberta and the West. At the core is the legal muddle Canadians now endure — courtesy of the Liberal era of “catch-and-release.” Paperwork isn’t finished before the accused is back on the street. Police data and criminologists tell the same tale: a tiny cohort of chronic offenders is responsible for a gross share of crime. This isn’t the familiar 80/20 rule; it’s an ultra-Pareto world in which well under one percent can drive double-digit percentages of the total. Round and round they go — arrest, bail, release — while public confidence drains away ... CLICK HERE for the full story