That's probably why we like each other so much.
Chief Boyd told us this morning, and this has been reported from time to time in the local media, about individuals who were out on judicial interim release, commonly known as bail, and committing crimes. Chief Boyd had some fairly alarming statistics as to the number of offences these individuals were awaiting trial for and how frequent the occurrence was.
One of his observations was that reports that were prepared either by police or by crown prosecutors were essentially ignored by the justices of the peace—who, I acknowledge, did not work for you, as former chief justice--but these matters are all frequently reviewed, as you know, by Court of Queen's Bench judges.
Do you have any observations or insight regarding the suggestion that bail conditions are too loose and that it's too easy to be released on bail in this province?