A young person charged with drug trafficking, firearms offences, breach of probation, and a provincial cannabis offence sought release on a bail de novo application.
The court applied the youth bail framework under s. 29 of the Youth Criminal Justice Act, with attention to the applicant's Indigenous status, mental health challenges, prior youth record, and the strict proposed supervision plan involving two sureties and GPS monitoring.
Although the court found the allegations serious, the prosecution case strong, and tertiary ground concerns real, it held that the Crown failed to prove that no combination of conditions could reduce the secondary and tertiary risks to an acceptable level.
Release was ordered on stringent house arrest, surety, monitoring, weapons, drugs, and association conditions.
