For us, whether the prosecution uses summary procedure or indictment does not affect bail, the right to be released, or not, before trial. What this confirms is that Canadian society is less violent and that fewer offences are committed with firearms. All the opposition parties said this when Bill C-10 was being studied. But the government did not listen to us. Not that it does not like us, but it was in ideology mode.
I trust that Mr. Petit will not say that on the radio. But if he does, I will defend myself.
The justice system tends to remand people more than in previous decades. In the statistics that you have provided, I find two are very relevant. In 1995-1996, 28% of adults were remanded in custody, while in 2004-2005, the figure was 50%. The only scientific conclusion that can be drawn is that courts dealing with the seven offences that you spoke to us about are more likely to keep people in custody than to release them.
Am I correct in my understanding?