Recent changes to the law are signs of an emerging shift in the culture and practice of bail in Ontario and Canada, i.e. Zora, Myers, Balfour and Young, Bill C-75 ,Tunney, Antic. To realize the promise of system-wide reform, this cultural momentum must be built upon and sustained.
The "Unlock Bail Reform" project began with a simple question: how might creative media build public understanding and support for meaningful change to our bail system?
At this online event, the Law & Design CoLab will launch our beta website Unlock Bail Reform to the legal community and then host a lively discussion among leading advocates on the future of bail reform in Ontario, featuring:
- Boris Bytensky, Partner at Bytensky Shikhman
- Abby Deshman, Director of the Criminal Justice Program at the Canadian Civil Liberties Association
- Jacqueline Tasca, Director of Partnerships and Strategic Initiatives at John Howard Society of Ontario
- Promise Holmes Skinner, Criminal Defence Lawyer