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\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\nThe brother of a Toronto police officer who was murdered in the line of duty is calling for changes to Canada\u2019s parole system as he prepares for the third parole hearing of his brother\u2019s killer in the last seven years.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Constable Todd Baylis, who was just 25 years old, was shot and killed in the summer of 1994 while on patrol in North York. Another officer was also\u00a0seriously\u00a0injured.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Clinton Gayle, who was under a deportation order at the time of his arrest, was convicted of first-degree murder and attempted murder in the shooting and is now serving two concurrent life sentences at a B.C. prison.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHe walked up to my brother who was\u00a0defenseless\u00a0on the ground, injured, gun in holster, put the gun to his head and pulled the trigger,\u201d said Cory Baylis.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cory says, even decades later, the grief has never faded. \u201cIt\u2019s hell. It\u2019s still hell to this day \u2026 it\u2019s a situation where you are never free from it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cory is now preparing for Gayle\u2019s third parole hearing since 2019 and said he was alerted back in January that an application had been received, but for the hearing date, the Parole Board of Canada (PBC) gave him less than three\u00a0weeks\u2019 notice.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re booking flights, hotels, cars, trying to\u00a0do\u00a0victim impact statements, you are trying to talk to a lawyer, you are keeping in touch with the police association.\u00a0And you have to do all of that in\u00a020 days\u00a0and live your life at the same point in time, it\u2019s completely unacceptable,\u201d said Cory.\u00a0\u201cThe parole system is not\u00a0geared\u00a0for victims, not even remotely. His rights are of paramount importance and\u00a0our\u2019s\u00a0kind of go by the\u00a0wayside.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Now, he is calling for\u00a0change. Under Canada\u2019s current system, every time parole is denied for the most serious offenders, another hearing can be scheduled as soon as\u00a018 months\u00a0later.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He believes that\u00a0timeframe\u00a0should be extended to every five years, telling\u00a0CityNews the emotional toll the process takes on families is insurmountable.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s always in the back of your mind you know it\u2019s coming and then when it comes, ugh, and you go through it again and again and again,\u201d shared Cory.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Parole Board of Canada tells CityNews when scheduling hearings, they consider multiple factors including legislative timelines, and victim notification obligations\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Board must also respect procedural fairness, as\u00a0such;\u00a0hearing dates may also be affected by requests from the offender to postpone, waive, or withdraw their review,\u201d read their statement.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
They add, \u201cthe PBC notifies registered victims as soon as possible to provide sufficient time for them to make arrangements to attend or observe the proceeding, in-person or via videoconference.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the Toronto Police Association has also sent a list of recommendations to the federal government and is hopeful that parole reform is on the horizon.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Some of their\u00a0recommendations\u00a0include creating a separate parole system for the small percentage of inmates who have been convicted of first-degree murder or multiple murders along with extending parole ineligibility to 35 years with the option to apply for a reduction after 25 years.\u00a0<\/p>\n
They also agreed with Cory that parole hearings should be every five years.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Our position on justice and public safety matters has been consistent and clear: we believe in second chances and in reform and rehabilitation for most people,\u201d said TPA president Clayton Campbell. \u201cHowever,\u00a0we must have systems in place to keep repeat violent offenders in custody.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\t\t\t\tConst. Todd Baylis was killed on duty in 1994. HANDOUT\/Toronto Police Service<\/p>\n
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