This initiative calls for meaningful judicial reform in response to sexual violence and the repeated release of offenders who pose a risk to children and communities. Parents, survivors, and community members are demanding accountability in bail decisions, sentencing, supervision, and consequences where sexual violence is involved. Judicial decisions must prioritize public safety and child protection over repeated leniency that allows harm to continue.

Across Canada, families are watching individuals charged with serious sexual offences be released back into communities with minimal safeguards, sometimes repeatedly, despite clear patterns of risk. These decisions are not abstract. They directly affect how safe parents feel letting their children walk to school, spend time with friends, or exist freely in their own communities. When the system fails to intervene meaningfully, it is children and survivors who carry the consequences.

This call for reform is not about punishment for the sake of punishment. It is about responsibility. Sexual violence is a serious crime that requires a serious judicial response. Bail decisions, release conditions, and sentencing must reflect the reality of harm, the likelihood of reoffending, and the lifelong impact on victims. A system that repeatedly prioritizes offender convenience over public safety is not functioning as it should.

What We Are Asking For:

• Stronger bail standards in cases involving sexual violence, with public safety and child protection as the primary consideration.
• An end to the repeated release of high-risk offenders, especially where there is a demonstrated pattern of reoffending or breach of conditions.
• Clearer judicial accountability when bail, release, or sentencing decisions result in foreseeable harm to the public.
• Meaningful consequences for repeat offenders, including stricter conditions, enhanced supervision, and detention where risk remains high.
• Judicial decision-making that reflects the seriousness of sexual violence and acknowledges the long-term harm to victims, families, and communities.
• Greater transparency around bail and release decisions in serious sexual offence cases, so communities are not left unaware of risk.
• A justice system that prioritizes prevention and protection over repeated leniency, particularly where children are involved.

These signatures represent parents, survivors, and Canadians who refuse to accept a system that treats sexual violence lightly. We are calling for reform, accountability, and a justice system that truly protects the most vulnerable.

Today we heard from our Premier Danielle Smith:

“What happened in Lethbridge is a nightmare. Three underage girls allegedly unlawfully confined, abused, and trafficked. Then, within minutes of being released by the courts, the police caught the perpetrator allegedly violating his release conditions. 

Alberta has been the leading voice in the country on bail reform. So once again the system is broken. The federal government must accelerate the bail reform bill or Alberta will once again take the position of demanding that bill C-75 be repealed.

On behalf of all Albertans and Canadians, we cannot tolerate alleged predators from going after our children.”

This is the action we need to start seeing. Our voices matter. Let’s make them count. If not now, when?