The accused sought a bail variation to add the Partner Assault Response Program (PARS) condition to his recognizance.
The Crown and defence counsel jointly submitted the proposed condition.
The justice of the peace declined to impose the condition, finding that it lacked a purpose related to the statutory criteria for detention under section 515(10) of the Criminal Code and was therefore unnecessary, unreasonable, and undesirable.
The decision emphasizes that bail conditions must be premised on the statutory grounds for detention and cannot be imposed to facilitate case resolution or to change behaviour.
