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Category: Law and Safety
Labour minister announces PTSD strategy, hints at future legislation
A bill is in the works to provide better PTSD treatment for first responders, but Labour Minister Kevin Flynn stopped short of outlining exactly how the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act will be amended. ...
Heard: Corrections Ministry to hire 180 jail guards
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Op-ed: Paid leave system for cops needs to change
Christine Van Geyn, Ontario director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, says more than $1 million was paid in Ontario in 2015 to police officers suspended with pay after being charged with criminal offences. ...
Heard: Province sets up OPP unit to fight contraband tobacco
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Province gears up for corrections ‘transformation’
From staffing levels to physical infrastructure, Ontario's corrections system is facing an overhaul ...
Province prepared to bring in doctor-assisted death legislation if necessary
The Supreme Court of Canada just started hearings on whether Ottawa should get an extension past February 2016 on legalizing physician-assisted dying ...
No guarantee corrections deal will be net zero, Wynne acknowledges
"I can't predict exactly what the outcome of the arbitration will be, obviously," Wynne said. ...
In Durham, PCs say Liberals dragging feet on human trafficking task force
PC MPP Laurie Scott held a news conference on Thursday urging the Liberal government to take immediate steps to curb human trafficking ...
Seen: PC leader calls for Wynne to take action on jail crisis
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