Justice Watch: Justice Scott Cowan refuses Ontario cash-bail rules, releases human-trafficking accused without deposit

Subhead:The accused woman was released on a $1,000 pledge with no deposit, with two sureties each being required to pledge $5,000 as well.# An Ontario Superior Court judge has openly refused to enforce the province’s new cash-bail rules, releasing a woman charged in a human-trafficking case without requiring an upfront cash deposit. Justice Scott Cowan made the decision Wednesday in Milton, just…