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Canada Tightens Crime Laws, Shifts Bail Burden, Retains Data

6/28/2026

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Canada Toughens Crime

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s administration passed six statutes and reinstated mandatory minimum sentences for firearms and child-sex offences across Canada.
The Liberal government of Canada launched a sweeping crime-hardening agenda in 2026, abandoning its earlier restraint approach.
Justice Minister Sean Fraser announced bail rules shifting the burden of proof to violent offenders.
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree required internet firms to retain limited metadata for police.

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UK Repeals Vagrancy

Charities hailed the repeal as a watershed shift away from criminalising homelessness toward preventive support.
The UK Liberal government repealed the 1824 Vagrancy Act, ending the law that penalised rough sleepers.
Housing Secretary Steve Reed said the change moves homeless people from punishment toward help.
St Mungo’s chief executive Emma Haddad called the repeal an important step toward humane support.

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Canada Toughens Crime

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s administration passed six statutes and reinstated mandatory minimum sentences for firearms and child-sex offences across Canada.
The Liberal government of Canada launched a sweeping crime-hardening agenda in 2026, abandoning its earlier restraint approach.
Justice Minister Sean Fraser announced bail rules shifting the burden of proof to violent offenders.
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree required internet firms to retain limited metadata for police.

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