n a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Canada’s 13 provincial and territorial premiers demanded bail reform. More specifically, the reform entails a “reverse onus” to apply to individuals accused of a crime involving a loaded prohibited or restricted weapon. This means that a defendant would need to prove why they shouldn’t be held in custody pending a trial, which is not ordinarily the case.
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Family Raises Concerns About the Youth Criminal Justice Act
All eight of the girls involved in the alleged attack are between the ages of 13 to 16 years old, and they have all been charged with second-degree murder. One has been granted bail in late December, while the rest await their bail hearings on January 20, 2023.