The West Block: June 2, 2024 | Will Donald Trump’s felony conviction impede his re-election bid?

Crime has been on the rise, according to Statistics Canada’s Violent Crime Severity Index. RCMP officials have told Global News that 53 per cent of the homicides committed in their jurisdiction have been perpetrated by someone on community release, parole or probation. ‘The West Block’ host Mercedes Stephenson interviews Justice Minister Arif Virani about his government’s bail reforms for violent repeat offenders. Minister Virani also addresses the recent attacks at two Jewish schools and a synagogue.

Plus, a New York jury found former U.S. president Donald Trump guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records in a hush-money trial. This marks the first time in U.S. history that a former or serving president has been criminally convicted. Stephenson speaks with David Frum, political commentator and staff writer at The Atlantic, about the significance of the conviction and its potential impact on Trump’s bid to be re-elected U.S. president.