MP who brought forward Wynn’s Law disappointed PM is ‘in the dark’ about bill
ST. ALBERT, Alta. — An MP who is championing a bill named after an Alberta RCMP officer killed on the job says it’s “inexcusable” that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had no idea about the proposed law.
Trudeau was asked at a town hall in Saskatoon on Wednesday night why his government declined to pass Wynn’s law, a bill named after St. Albert RCMP David Wynn, who was shot by a career criminal who was out on bail.
Conservative Michael Cooper’s private member’s bill would require the Crown to disclose an accused’s criminal history at a bail hearing to give courts more information on which to base a decision.
The bill passed the Senate by a wide margin with the support of Liberal and Conservative senators, but was shut down by federal Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould.