Bill C-14, Justice Minister Sean Fraser’s proposed bail reform law, was marketed as a bundle of “sweeping reforms.” In reality, we’re getting no such thing. This bill is just a facade, giving only the appearance of grand change.
Sentencing-wise, C-14 would mandate consecutive (back-to-back) sentences for breaking and entering, but only when the offender is also being sentenced for violence- or gang-related motor vehicle theft. And if someone is caught a second time committing a violence- or gang-related motor vehicle theft, C-14 would require time for those crimes to be served consecutively. Lastly, the bill would require that any extortion sentence be served consecutively to arson from the same event.
