"The [OIPRD] should not have to call a systemic review of the police force’s policies or services to address a complaint that raised policy or services issues," the Office of the Independent Police Review Director told J ...
Category: Law and Safety
Happening: Attorney General details enhanced counselling for jurors
Jurors who experience traumatic stress in doing their civic duty in the courtroom are getting more counselling support, Ontario’s Attorney General said Tuesday. ...
Tories to tackle personal injury lawyer ads, fees again
PC MPP Julia Munro plans to table a bill that picks up where a similar one first introduced by Tim Hudak leaves off. ...
Ray Boisvert talks ‘existential’ threats to provincial security, and his new role
Ontario has enlisted a former top CSIS agent to advise on cybersecurity and counterterrorism efforts. ...
Mayors scrambling as Ontario quietly overhauls police funding model
Municipalities warn changes could lead to property tax increases, police layoffs. ...
‘It is absolutely my expectation’ SIU reports will be made public: Attorney General
Justice Michael Tulloch's recommendations to bolster police oversight are due at the end of March. ...
Wynne won’t apologize over Adam Capay controversy
"Stay tuned," the Premier said when asked if there would be a cabinet shake-up coming soon to permanently fill the Corrections Minister's position following David Orazietti's abrupt resignation last week. ...
Ontario prisons get $33-million injection to boost mental-health care
That Health Minister Eric Hoskins was in tow for Corrections Minister David Orazietti's announcement is indicative of a pivot to improving access to health-care and rehabilitation programming for provincial inmates deali ...
Happening: Ontario enlists former top spy Ray Boisvert as security adviser
At CSIS, Boisvert headed up the counter-terrorism and intelligence files. As Ontario's security adviser, he "will provide advice and intelligence on areas of public safety and national security." ...
Heard: The more the merrier, Corrections Minister says of tandem segregation reviews
Ontario Ombudsman Paul Dubé said he was roused in part after hearing about Adam Capay, the 24-year-old inmate at the Thunder Bay Jail who languished in solitary confinement for four years. ...