Conservatives table bill denying bail, probation, house arrest, parole to 3-time serious offenders

Conservatives table bill denying bail, probation, house arrest, parole to 3-time serious offenders

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Canada's Conservatives are proposing two new laws they say will make the country safer. They say the measures would keep repeat offenders off the streets and come down harder on intimate partner violence.

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