The Alberta government will launch a a highly comprehensive bail process review after the killing of a St. Albert Mountie, and this review was recommended by a recent report into St. Albert RCMP Const. David Wynn’s fatal shooting. The report looked at the Alberta Crown Prosecution service, the involvement of this service with Shawn Rehn who shot Wynn, and other possible variables. Alberta’s Minister of Justice and Solicitor General Kathleen Ganley explained “This is a crucial system. It’s important to review it, to determine if there is anything we can do to make it better. The review that we are going to be doing is going to concentrate specifically on how bail hearings are conducted, and how information travels within the system, to ensure that the best information is in front of the person conducting the review, and whether the right person is conducting the review.” One potential answer is police involvement in bail hearings.

The comprehensive bail process review that will be launched by Alberta will be designed to help improve on the current system and process. Brent Rathgeber, the Edmonton-St. Albert Independent MP, has currently tabled Dave Wynn’s law. This law, also known as Bill C-686, would close current loopholes that the bail process contains with the requirement that any past failure to appeal incidents and any outstanding convictions are part of full disclosure during this process. After the review is complete areas where there are problems can be addressed so that the bail process is more effective.