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\u201cWe at CCLA, like others, we care about public safety,\u201d Rahim said.\u00a0\u00bbWe just want to think about what we can do within our bail system to have it run effectively.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u00ab\u00a0Emergency is not in the eye of the beholder. Emergency powers are necessary in extreme circumstances, but they are also dangerous to democracy,\u00a0\u00bb she said. \u00ab\u00a0They should be used sparingly and carefully. They cannot be used even to address a massive and disruptive demonstration if that could have been dealt with through regular policing and laws.\u00a0\u00bb <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"link","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39,67,123],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-9286","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-link","6":"category-criminal-justice","7":"category-in-the-news","8":"category-right-to-reasonable-bail","9":"post_format-post-format-link"},"yoast_head":"\nCTV News: More than 80% of inmates in Ontario jails last year were legally innocent, awaiting trial: data - CCLA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"fr_CA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"CTV News: More than 80% of inmates in Ontario jails last year were legally innocent, awaiting trial: data - CCLA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"\u201cWe at CCLA, like others, we care about public safety,\u201d Rahim said."We just want to think about what we can do within our bail system to have it run effectively.\u201d "Emergency is not in the eye of the beholder. 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