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John Ivison: Exhibit A for why Canadians are losing faith in the justice system

The only possible good news out of the Omar Abdul Singateh fiasco is that the passage of the bail and sentencing reform bill, C-14, should ensure that repeats of his travesty are few

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Loath as I am to undermine public confidence in our institutions, the alleged shooting rampage by 25-year-old Brampton resident Omar Abdul Singateh last weekend offers a good example why so many Canadians have lost patience with the legal system.

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Singateh was arrested in Toronto in the early hours of Sunday morning, after an exchange of gunfire near the Rebel nightclub on Toronto’s waterfront that led to him stealing a rideshare car containing four passengers, and subsequently striking pedestrians. Two people, including the accused, were transferred to hospital with non-life-threatening gunshot wounds.

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Singateh was charged with discharging a firearm, unauthorized possession of a firearm, possessing a firearm while prohibited, robbery, and four counts of forcible confinement.

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