The 38-per-cent support for legalization is down from 60 per cent two years ago. ...
Category: Law and Safety
OPSEU blames decades of public service cuts for violence in provincial jails
Correctional Services Minister Marie-France Lalonde suggested Wednesday's budget will contain some direction on the future of corrections reform in Ontario. ...
Government passes major police reform bill over union objections
Five years in the making, the "biggest transformation" to police system in a generation means enhanced oversight and suspension powers. ...
Sharp spike in opioid-related deaths prompts outcry in the legislature
Opioid-related deaths are up more than 50 per cent in Ontario, with hospital visits from overdoses increasing 72 per cent. ...
Tory lawmaker suggests internal party investigation may be necessary regarding revelations in leaked emails
Liberal, NDP MPPs call a proposed settlement outlined by a former PC party lawyer that would stop spurned candidate from talking with police "shocking" and "disturbing." ...
Tories mulled reimbursing spurned candidate for cash spent on ‘various illegal activities’: Leaked emails
An email chain obtained by QP Briefing raises questions about the tactics employed in a nomination race and shines a light on the back-and-forth involved in doling out cash to disgruntled candidates. ...
Toronto police association rails against oversight bill
The labour organization said tougher penalties are 'excessive' along with other "outrageous" provisions that will 'crash the system.' ...
‘Shame on you’: NDP lambastes government for 27-month delay on police checks bill
Community safety minister says bill that restricts what can be released in record checks has not come into effect due to delays in setting regulations. ...
Government tables bill to overhaul prison system and reform segregation
Legislation marks a 'transformation' following a report last year, the first major review of the correctional system in more than three decades. ...
Seven words in police reform bill open ‘huge loophole,’ says former police watchdog
Ian Scott says clause amounts to opt-out from officers' duty to comply with oversight body investigations. Police say it's necessary to accommodate health issues. ...
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