The federal government will propose bail reform legislation aimed at cracking down on violent crime and repeat offenders, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Thursday.

The measures, which Carney said are set to be tabled in Parliament next week will “keep violent and repeat offenders out of our communities.”

“The government will table legislation to amend the Criminal Code for crimes committed by violent and repeat offenders – those accused of serious crimes like violent auto theft, breaking and entering, human trafficking, violent assault, and sexual assault,” Carney told reporters in Toronto on Thursday.

The new measures will include reverse-onus bail for major crimes, which means an accused would have to prove why they deserve to be let out.

The legislation will also include

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