Ontario’s top court signals support for Liberals’ justice reform bill

The Liberals have pledged to re-introduce a bill to reform criminal sentencing within 100 days of Parliament’s return.

Justice Minister David Lametti sponsored the Liberal government's bill to reform criminal sentencing in the last Parliament. The Liberals have promised to reintroduce the bill when Parliament resumes. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has not yet revealed who will serve as justice minister in his cabinet for the new Parliament. The new cabinet will be sworn in on Oct. 26 and Parliament will return on Nov. 22. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY PETER MAZEREEUW

October 18, 2021

The Liberal government has promised to reintroduce a bill to allow the courts to treat some offenders more leniently when Parliament resumes, and it could find support among legal experts, judges, and a majority of Canadians when it does so.

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