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Ontario wants return of mandatory minimum sentences, 'three-strikes' bail rule

Published Sep 22, 2025 at 4:05pm

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Ontario wants return of mandatory minimum sentences, 'three-strikes' bail rule

Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Solicitor General Michael Kerzner attend an event in Mississauga, Ont., on Wednesday, April 30, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

Ontario is asking Ottawa for a series of specific measures to tighten bail and sentencing rules, as the federal government gets closer to tabling legislation to reform those aspects of the justice system.

A joint letter sent Monday by the province's solicitor general and attorney general urges the federal government to ensure the reforms are meaningful and sweeping.

"We are writing to convey Ontarians' expectation for comprehensive and wholesale solutions, rather than tinkering around the edges," Michael Kerzner and Doug Downey wrote.

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