Mr. Naqvi, you are absolutely correct that whatever law or amendment we come up with must be consistent with the charter, and what the charter says is that every individual is entitled to “reasonable” bail.
Now, there are some instances in which the question that is posed before a court.... You've pointed out that bail hearings are presided over by Justices of the Peace or, in some cases, judges or Superior Court judges for the most strict offences. They undertake an analysis that looks at whether or not the individual before them is a flight risk, whether or not they impose a serious and substantial risk to community safety, and whether or not it would offend the administration of justice and the public's confidence in it to release them.
On the basis of those three principles, they will make a determination as to whether an individual gets bail or is detained. Whatever we end up determining, the proposal going forward vis-à-vis bail must be consistent with those established principles and the charter.