The applicant sought review of bail conditions requiring an acceptable surety and a $10,000 non-deposited pledge after being charged with sexual offences against his stepdaughter.
He proposed release to the Elizabeth Fry Society with residence at the Salvation Army, daily reporting, and a reduced pledge of $500, arguing that stricter conditions effectively denied bail given his indigence and engaged s. 11(e) Charter concerns.
The court held that the justice of the peace reasonably concluded the proposed institutional supervision was inadequate to manage the risks, particularly given the applicant's prior failures to appear, breach history, lack of fixed address, lack of employment, and weak community ties.
Deference was owed to the original bail decision, and the application was dismissed.
