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Melanie Webb
Critic
Representative of the Canadian Bar Association's criminal justice section, who opposed Bill 75's mandatory full-amount cash bail provision.
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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.
Opposed Bill 75's mandatory full-amount cash bail provision on behalf of the Canadian Bar Association's criminal justice section.