The province is considering up to four hours of free legal advice for male and female survivors of sexual assault, with no time constraint on the statute of limitations, and given that the assault occurred in Ontario. ...
Category: Law and Safety
Wynne, Tory meet to talk policing, transit
The premier supports at least one recommendation from the Toronto police task force report calling for traffic cameras in school zones. ...
Toronto mayor, feds meet to discuss spike in gun violence, province left out for now
Toronto Liberal MPP Mike Colle, who has a private member's bill that would increase penalties for driving with illegal handguns, said he didn't get an invite to the meeting. ...
Toronto police task force report could make provincial ripples
As the biggest force in Ontario, Toronto's report could factor into the forthcoming redraft of the Police Services Act. ...
Oversight, regulatory problems contributed to fatal ORNGE crash, TSB concludes
“This accident goes beyond the actions of a single flight crew," said Kathy Fox, chair of the Transportation Safety Board. ...
Naqvi passes police-and-jails torch to Orazietti, takes over as attorney general
After being sworn in by the premier, Naqvi threw his arm around Orazietti, and said the two were close friends and had already begun to discuss the transition. ...
Ottawa jail report could be a blueprint for provincial prison fix
"Every one of the rest of the institutions that I have contact with basically say we have the same problems," as the Ottawa jail, says OPSEU's corrections chair. ...
Task force addresses ‘appalling’ conditions at Ottawa jail
Corrections Minister Yasir Naqvi said some of the 42 recommendations to fix the Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre could find application at jails across the province. ...
Anti-vaping legislation could face constitutional challenge, lawyer says
Douglas Elliott, who specializes in constitutional class actions, said possible amendments to the Smoke Free Ontario Act could violate an individual's Charter rights. ...
Ex-TPSB chair Alok Mukherjee talks police act changes
Former Toronto Police Services Board chair Alok Mukherjee weighs in on carding, publishing Special Investigations Unit reports, and more. ...
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