Community Safety Minister David Orazietti said Thursday the Ontario government is in contact with the federal government on the situation in Strathroy, where last night RCMP officers said they "thwarted" an alleged ter ...
Category: Law and Safety
Looming police strike overshadows minister’s meeting with First Nations chief
"Aboriginal police services have been doing more with far less than any other police service in this country," says human rights lawyer Julian Falconer. ...
‘Where is MCSCS?’: Ontario police chiefs wonder over lack of strip search rules
As Ontario's independent police watchdog reviews policies that govern 'Level 3' searches, police chiefs raised concerns that 'the ministry remains largely absent from this conversation.' ...
Police need better policies for collecting DNA samples, watchdog concludes
Activists at a news conference criticize OIPRD director Gerry McNeilly for delivering a report they believe is "condoning racism." ...
OHRC wants police tribunal to consider racial profiling in Neptune Four disciplinary hearings
The human rights commission is considering appealing a police tribunal's decision to deny participation in the hearings based on jurisdictional grounds. ...
Ontario should conduct study on use-of-force: mental health association
CMHA wants the government to find out what it would cost to have a mental health worker on scene with police when dealing with a person in crisis. ...
Liability insurance would make Ontario police more accountable, activist says
Mandating policies would safeguard government coffers and the taxpayers' dime, should an officer behave inappropriately, Andray Domise says. ...
Toronto’s new community safety plan to get $300,000 from province
A dramatic rise in shootings in the city this year - rivalling the "summer of the gun" of 2005 - has brought together all three levels of government to address the problem at the community level. ...
Ontario’s $72-million plan to fight human trafficking will focus on survivor support
Critics say the government doesn't go far enough to tackle the problem in a province that is considered a "major hub" for the crime. ...
Ontario criticized for weak police training on de-escalating conflict
Government leadership is long overdue when it comes to ensuring police are trained in alternatives to lethal force and it's time for officials to "review the human costs of their legacy of inaction," said Ombudsman Paul ...
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