MPPs put forth 297 amendments to Bill 89. ...
Category: Law and Safety
Seen: Naloxone kits run $1 million bill
As of March, more than 28,000 naloxone kits have been distributed. ...
Tulloch review suggests police service boards ‘may lack confidence to govern independently’
Justice Michael Tulloch recommends beefing up training and selection criteria for municipal police services boards. ...
Province will release SIU reports, table new police oversight legislation
Justice Michael Tulloch's review of police oversight bodies made 129 recommendations. ...
PC critic charges Attorney General ‘playing political games’ over sex-assault case training for judges
Meanwhile, a Liberal backbencher will introduce a private member's bill that requires provincial judges are trained on sexual assault law. ...
Attorney general defends sexual-assault sensitivity training for provincially-appointed judges
Yasir Naqvi also welcomed the federal government's budget, which promises support for gender and diversity training for federally-appointed judges, and new positions on provincial Superior Court benches. ...
‘No doubt that investment will be required’: Howard Sapers to hand in segregation review any day now
Corrections Minister Marie-France Lalonde says she's prepared to devote more funding to address segregation in provincial prisons. ...
Attorney General asks Ottawa for special meeting to address time-to-trial concerns
Yasir Naqvi made the request in a letter to federal Justice Minister Tuesday. ...
Ontario’s security adviser springs into action in wake of Quebec mosque attack
A "viciousness in public discourse" and online has created a context for radicals, Ray Boisvert says. ...
Minister given ‘clear mandate’ to consider empowering police chiefs to suspend officers without pay
Community Safety Minister Marie-France Lalonde wouldn't commit outright to any particular changes when the Police Services Act gets made over in spring. ...