The Law Does not Give Credit for Bail Conditions Affecting Your Ability to Drive
If you practice criminal law in Canada, you’ve likely relied on the idea that fairness is a two-way street. If a client spends months on strict bail conditions, effectively serving some or all of their punishment before they’ve even been convicted, a judge should be able to account for that at sentencing, right?
Wrong.
The recent decision in R. v. Reid 2026 ONSC 1342 has officially confirmed that when it comes to driving prohibitions, fairness is no longer part of the equation.
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