Prime Minister Mark Carney says his government will introduce legislation next week to crack down on crime by bringing in harsher sentencing and making bail much harder to get.

The announcement is part of the law and enforcement agenda Carney introduced in his election campaign and includes a promise to hire 1,000 new RCMP officers.

“The minister of justice will be tabling legislation next week with strong reforms on bail and sentencing,” the Liberal prime minister said. “We’re getting violent criminals and repeat offenders off the streets.”

The Conservatives have been pushing for bail reform for years, arguing the current system is little more than a revolving door that allows those with lengthy criminal records to be free while awaiting trial.

Carney said the forthcoming legislation

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