The federal government is proposing changes to the country's bail system that would make it harder for those accused of a range of different offences to be released on bail.
More than 600 people gathered at the Barrie waterfront on Saturday for the inaugural Greg Pierzchala memorial run in honour of Const. Grzegorz Pierzchala, an Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer killed in the line of duty on Dec. 27.
Justice Minister David Lametti says the government is considering legislative changes to deal with repeat, violent offenders as the Conservatives push the federal government to toughen bail conditions in certain cases.
A lawyer for one of the two people charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Const. Grzegorz Pierzchala says it's "too early" to make the decision over whether they should be granted bail.
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