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Kim Pate
Senate of Canada
Independent Senator and long-time advocate for criminalized and marginalized people, formerly executive director of the Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies. Called Ontario's Bill 75 cash-bail plan "atrocious."
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Bill 75, branded the "Keeping Criminals Behind Bars Act," got Royal Assent in May 2026 with a buried Bail Act schedule requiring accused people or their sureties to post the full cash bail amount upfront in every case — scrapping the traditional 10% recognizance system that has kept bail accessible for decades. Legal experts call it an unconstitutional two-tier justice system that punishes poverty, not crime.
Publicly called Ontario's mandatory full-cash-bail plan "atrocious," warning it creates a two-tier justice system favoring wealthy accused persons.