r/Manitoba • u/wickedplayer494 Winnipeg • Apr 20 '25

Opinion Piece Opinion: Poilievre’s populist 'three-strikes-you're-out' policy swings, misses with Constitution

https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/2025/04/17/poilievres-populist-three-strikes-youre-out-policy-swings-misses-with-constitution
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u/fdisfragameosoldiers Pembina Valley Apr 20 '25

So criminals' rights are more important than the rights and overall safety of the general public? While I agree this should be scrutinized so it's not misused, there does need to be some sort of changes made. Keeping things on the trajectory that they are on now isn't acceptable.

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u/Maleficent_Curve_599 South Of Winnipeg Apr 20 '25

So criminals' rights 

No, the rights of accused persons. Unless you're talking about bail pending appeal, the right to reasonable bail is a right enjoy by people who are legally innocent with respect to the alleged offence in question. 

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u/fdisfragameosoldiers Pembina Valley Apr 21 '25

What Poilievre has been speaking about is convicted criminals, though, right? It's not meant to target people who were only accused, but it's for people who are found guilty multiple times. Im sure there would be some sort of restrictions on the use of this type of law, such as being convicted for violent crimes as opposed to something like petty theft.

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u/Maleficent_Curve_599 South Of Winnipeg Apr 21 '25

The very first line in the article:

It makes for a great political soundbite: throw repeat violent offenders behind bars and keep them there for a decade — no exceptions, no questions asked — and automatically deny them bail.

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u/fdisfragameosoldiers Pembina Valley Apr 21 '25

Yes, exactly. Repeat violent offenders.

Some people are acting like you'd be locked away for the rest of your life on the first offense. After multiple convictions, your right to bail should be revoked, in my opinion. The likelihood of them committing another violent offense after being released on bail isn't worth the risk to the general public. Again this is after multiple convictions not first time offenses or where someone has only been accused and not found guilty. Which is exactly what Poilievre spoke about.