The applicant, Safeer Ahmad, sought a second bail release under Section 522 of the Criminal Code, having been charged with conspiracy to commit murder.
The application was based on a change of circumstances, specifically the addition of new sureties (his mother and a cousin) to supplement previously proposed sureties.
The court, reading the reasons together with the previous ruling, found the allegations exceedingly serious, involving a gang-related shooting that resulted in one death and multiple injuries.
While acknowledging the new sureties slightly improved supervision, the court deemed their value marginal given the gravity of the offence and the strength of the Crown's case.
The application was dismissed on both the secondary ground (risk to public safety) and the tertiary ground (maintaining public confidence in the administration of justice), emphasizing the high onus on the applicant in such serious cases and the growing public intolerance for gun violence.