concerns Boris Bytensky, a Toronto defence lawyer and the past president of the Criminal Lawyers’ Association, said Mr. Ford’s idea to livestream bail hearings was simply not feasible, and would be illegal under the federal Criminal Code. “I am sure Premier Ford knows that the current state of our law would not permit bail proceedings to be broadcast, for multiple reasons. So this is not a realistic proposal that is being made,” Mr. Bytensky said in an interview. But Mr. Bytensky said he welcomed the idea of providing the public with more information about how bail is administered, which he argues would put to rest the common refrain from politicians such as Mr. Ford that it is granted too liberally.
