British Columbia's attorney general celebrated proposed federal bail reform legislation that aims to make sentences tougher and bail stricter and more difficult to obtain for repeat, violent offenders.

Niki Sharma said Thursday that some of the more than 80 changes to the federal Criminal Code outlined in the bill reflect specific reforms the province had requested to improve public safety.

“Many provisions in that bill came straight from our work to make sure that the streets are safer,” Sharma said.

“I'm glad that [federal Justice] Minister [Sean] Fraser listened to what B.C. was asking for.”

Carney government targets violent, repeat offenders with proposed bail regime changes

The bill reflects changes that politicians, police chiefs, and victims’ rights advocates have said are

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