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Canada’s new bail rules: will they make us safer?

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Ottawa passed a bill making it tougher for some to get bail. Municipal leaders like Ottawa's Tim Tierney and Winnipeg's Scott Gillingham say it will keep violent repeat offenders off the street. But Queen's University criminologist Nicole Myers says the changes won't bring down crime and might just make things worse.

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Canada’s new bail rules: will they make us safer?

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