Conservative MP Larry Brock is criticizing federal bail policies following developments in the investigation into the fatal shooting at Lambton College in Sarnia, Ontario.
In a statement in the House of Commons, Brock alleged the accused in the case had been released on bail despite previously facing serious criminal charges, arguing the situation highlights what he described as failures in Canada's justice system.
"These Liberals have turned our justice system into a joke when a man charged with murder and attempted murder is released back on the streets before justice is served," Brock said.
"Victims get fear and criminals get another chance."
Brock also questioned how many more accused killers would be released before the federal government admits its "weak-on-crime laws are a complete and catastrophic failure."
In October 2025, the federal Liberal government under Prime Minister Mark Carney introduced Bill C-14, the Bail and Sentencing Reform Act, which proposes over 80 targeted amendments to the Criminal Code to strengthen Canada's bail system.
The legislation expands reverse-onus provisions (shifting the burden to the accused to justify release) for serious violent and repeat offences, organized crime, and certain firearms-related charges; it clarifies and limits the “principle of restraint” to make bail harder to obtain in these cases; and it includes tougher sentencing measures such as consecutive sentences for multiple convictions and restrictions on conditional sentences for specific violent crimes.
Brock's comments come as police continue investigating the April 10 shooting at the Lion's Den pub on Lambton College's Sarnia campus. Twenty-year-old Dane Nisbet was killed and two other people suffered non-life-threatening gunshot injuries.
Police have charged 24-year-old Kyaw Doe with second-degree murder, two counts of attempted murder and possession of a firearm while prohibited. Authorities have alleged Doe was subject to a court order prohibiting him from possessing firearms at the time of the shooting.
A second accused, Oudom "Richard" Bun, has also been charged with second-degree murder and two counts of attempted murder. The allegations against both men have not been proven in court.
