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Doug Ford floats idea of electing judges in rant on bail reform

  • On April 30, 2025, Ontario Premier Doug Ford criticized judges at Peel Regional Police headquarters for their bail decisions and announced justice bill reforms.
  • Ford's comments followed frustrations with judges repeatedly granting bail, federal control over criminal law, and a recent injunction on bike lane removals.
  • He suggested introducing elections for the judiciary, offering incentives for early retirement, and appointing stricter judicial officials committed to being tougher on crime to better align with public concerns.
  • Ford called judicial independence "a joke," claimed decisions cost $10 billion, and said, "there's a lot of terrible, terrible bleeding-heart judges out there."
  • The reforms aim to strengthen bail laws and judicial appointments but raised opposition criticism over politicizing the courts and undermining judicial independence.
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The Peterborough Examiner broke the news in Peterborough, Canada on Wednesday, April 30, 2025.
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